shakespeare

Shakespeare’s jobs

• playwright

• actor

• poet

Shakespear was born in the city

Stratford-upton-Avon

What year was Shakespeare born in?

1564

Why is April 23rd recognized as his birthday?

He was baptized on the 26th of April, and typically parents would baptize their kids within three days of birth

Elizabethan age also known as

the English Renaissance

what were the two main things he wrote

• plays

• poems

Shakespeare went to what kind of school until he was 14/15

grammar school

Shakespeare married

Anne Hathaway

When Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, how old were they?

Shakespeare: 18 years old

Anne Hathaway: 26 years old

What were the names of Shakespeare’s kids?

Susanna

Hamnet & Judith (twins)

How old was Hamnet when he died?

11 years old

Lost years

• years between when the twins were baptized and when his name appeared in print in London

• no one knows what Shakespeare was doing to make a living

The King’s Men

the company that Shakespeare wrote for (they changed their name from The Chamberlain’s Men)

Why did The Chamberlain’s Men change their name to The King’s Men?

King James I loved plays and gave money to the theater

How many plays did Shakespeare write per year?

2 plays a year

Shakespeare’s works include:

• 38 plays

• 2 narrative poems

• 154 sonnets

Shakespeare continues to be one of the most important:

literary figures

Building that Shakespeare bought because of his success

New Place

New Place

• largest home in Stratford

• purchased by Shakespeare after all of his success

• Shakespeare spilt his time between Stratford and London

Date of Shakespeare’s death

April 23rd 1616 (52 years of age)

Globe Theater can be of reference to:

• OG Globe Theater

• Reconstructed Globe Theater

• Modern Reconstruction of the Globe Theater

How many stories tall was the OG Globe Theater?

3 stories tall

What was the maximun capacity of the OG Globe Theater

3000

How did the OG Globe Theater burn down?

A shot from the cannon ignited the roof which was made from straw

During what performance did the OG Globe Palace burn down?

Henry VIII

Did anybody get hurt when the OG Globe Theater burn down?

No

Who closed down the reconstructed Globe Theater?

The Puritan government (who were in control of England at the time)

Why did all the performances have to be held in the afternoon?

So there was daylight; there was little form of lighting in the theater

What signaled to people what kind of play was being performed at the Globe Theater?

A flag

White flag

A comedy was being performed

Black flag

A tragedy was being performed

Red flag

A history was being performed

• focused on the lives of kings

Groundlings

• lowest class

• stood on the ground to watch the play

• payed one penny to attend

Where did the term box office come from?

Everyone who would attend the play would put their money in a box

Middle class

• would typically sit in the galleries around the central yard

• would pay 2 pennies

Nobility

• would sit in seats around the gallery or in the Lord’s rooms

• would pay 5 pennies

Lord’s rooms

private galleries closest to the stage

Era of theater during Shakespeare’s time

Elizabethan Theater (Elizabeth I was the English Monarch during the first part of Shakespeare’s career)

Thames River

river that separates London from Southwark

Southhwark

considered the “bad part” of town

• substance abuse

• gambling

• prostitution

• pickpocketing

• animal cruelty

London theater was because England was under control by

The Puritans

With so many people in attendance of plays, the _______ ______ could spread (also the reason why so many theaters closed down)

Bubonic plague

Globe theater was also called

The Wooden O

Female roles were played by

boys

Women could not watch or participate in theater because

It was considered to be too “improper”

Greatest writer of the English language

Shakespeare

Shakespeare’s writing is from ___ years ago

400

5 known facts known about Shakespeare

• Baptized in Stratsford-upton-Avon; April 26th, 1654

• Married to Anne Hathaway; November 27th, 1512

• Daughter Susanna baptized; May 26th 1583

  Twins Hamnet & Judith baptized on February 2nd, 1585

• First name appears in print in1592

• died in Stratsford-upton-Avon on April 23th, 1616

Three examples of subjects that Shakespeare wrote about to make his work seem more modern

• Power

• Passion

• Family conflict

Why was attending plays a common denominator between contrasting classes?

The one time where all the classes were “equal”

What did theaters rely on for “scenery”

Costumes & playwrites

Why were the costumes so elegant?

They were hand-me-downs

Illegal color to wear for anyone under count/countess

Purple

How was the theater in Shakespeare’s time like modern show business?

They are creating a living for actors, costume designers, & was a form of competition

What did audiences and critics want to see in the shows?

Bloodshed

Most popular playwright in Shakespeare’s time

Christopher Marlowe

Who was the queen during Shakespeare’s time?

Elizabeth I

Why did playhouse succeed during Shakespeare’s time?

Elizabeth I liked the plays

Why didn’t the queen marry?

It was more convenient for her not to marry

• especially when it came to foreign policy because she could use it as leverage

How did “Romeo and Juliet” differ from other plays of his time?

It mixed comedy and tragedy

What is scene-painting?

Using dialogue to tell the audience where the play is taking place