PPT-An Interview with Shakespeare

Study Guide Review 1 What did Shakespeare consider his main profession to be Bloom Knowledge He considered himself to be more of an actor than a writer 2 Explain why Shakespeare might find it unusual for people to study his plays . EQ: How can I understand Shakespeare & apply it to my life?. Shakespeare, alias the Bard. EQ: How can I apply Shakespeare to today’s . world or the world of early America?. Times. Elizabethan Age (era of peace after 100 Years War with France & the War of Roses, a civil war in England) . . . Time & money for the . Romeo & Juliet. Ms. Forsyth and Mr. Bernstein. Honors English 9. Bear Creek High School. This presentation will…. inform you about the life and work of the mysterious William Shakespeare.. provide you details about Elizabethan society and theater.. story. 1564 - 1616. Who was Shakespeare?. William Shakespeare was a poet, actor and playwright.. One of the world’s greatest playwrights of all time.. Writing in England during the late 1500’s and early 1600’s during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I. . Queen Elizabeth I - born September 7, 1533 in . Greenwich. Died March 24, 1603 in Richmond, Surrey. Daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn . (. beheaded by Henry for not bearing a son). Coronated. Adapted from http://www.public.asu.edu/~muckerrm/English_321_S2005/Introduction.ppt. Early Life. Born 1564—died 1616. Stratford-upon-Avon. Parents: John and Mary Arden Shakespeare. Mary—daughter of wealthy landowner. xlix-lii. THE TEXTS OF SHAKESPEARE. So far as we know, only a few pages of a play in Shakespeare’s hand exists, a fragment from a play called . Sir Thomas More. We do have printed texts that have survived as either quartos or folios. …. April 23. rd. . Shakespeare…fun fact. Spelling not yet . standardized, his name is spelled . in different ways. Shakespeare, . Shakspere. , . Shackspere. , . Shaxper. , . Shagspere. , . Shaxberd. http://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9t11BsE0yk. Important Dates in. Shakespeare’s Life. 1564 William Shakespeare is born in April (probably the 23rd) in Stratford-On-Avon (94 miles from London) to John and Mary.. 1564-1616. 1592 first evidence of arrival on London theatrical scene. 1594 forms . Lord Chamberlain’s. men. 1603 renamed the . King’s Men. Composition of . Tempest. around 1610-1611 . Circa 1611 London career ends. Playtexts. and Performance Texts . Part 2.. Shakespeare’s Beginnings. Snug: Have you the lion’s part written? Pray you, if it be, give it me; for I am slow of study.. Quince: You may do it extempore*, for it is nothing but roaring. 1564-1616. 1592 first evidence of arrival on London theatrical scene. 1594 forms . Lord Chamberlain’s. men. 1603 renamed the . King’s Men. Composition of . Tempest. around 1610-1611 . Circa 1611 London career ends. Playtexts. and Performance Texts . Part 2.. Shakespeare’s Beginnings. Snug: Have you the lion’s part written? Pray you, if it be, give it me; for I am slow of study.. Quince: You may do it extempore*, for it is nothing but roaring. A Brief Lesson on the Works of William Shakespeare Crafted by Mr. Valentine, based on things and stuff. Step 1 – The Bio The textbook offers a brief biography of William Shakespeare. Let’s read it together before moving on. Click on . this link . and answer the following questions (1-7).. William Shakespeare was born in what year? . What date do we recognize as his birthday? . What was important about Stratford-upon-Avon in the 16th century? .