introducing william shakespeare

birthplace

hony trinity place, stratford upon-avon

timeline

1582: lost years
1585: he leaves his family
1593: theatres closed bc of the plague; the black plague
1594: he became a shore holder, of acting company lord chamberlains men
1603: acting company name changed to the king’s men after

his death

april 23rd 1616

members of his family

father: john shakespeare
mother: mary arden
wife: anne hathaway
children: susanna, judith, & hamhet

his education

king edward VI
studied latin, literature, grammar, logic, rhetoric, arithmetic, and astronomy

did not attend university bc

he was too poor

he left his wife

second best bed

he left the world

154 sonnets, 38 plays, 2 narrative poems

he’s called the bard bc

he was widely acknowledged as the greatest poet from the country

ben johnson said of him:

“he was not of an age but for all time”elizabeth reigned

the reign of elizabeth

from 1558-1603

the black death

a disease that killed alot of people

what problems did she have(elizabeth)

england was bankrupt and in a constant rate of religious upheaval

how did england flourish under her(elizabeth)

built up the middle class, reuction in education & literacy

entertainment

theatre, dances, feasts, public executions, hunting fencing tournaments, bear baiting, cock fights

king james

took over in 1603, a patron of shakespeare company & changed its name