Transcript shakespeares life

William Shakespeare
Life and Times
What we know about Shakespeare
comes from church documents and
legal records.
– Some documents that we have are
baptismal registration, marriage
license, and records of real estate
transactions.
Family and Childhood
Family
Shakespeare was the 3rd of eight
children
Shakespeare was born April 23, 1564.
Shakespeare was born in Stratford
Shakespeare’s dad was a shoemaker
and sometimes served as a justice of
the peace
Shakespeare died April 23, 1616.
Shakespeare’s Life
Shakespeare was an actor
By 1594, he was a charter member of the
theatrical company called Lord
Chamberlains Men, which later become
The Kings Men.
The Kings Men were supported by King
James
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet was among the
early plays of Shakespeare
This play was written between
1594 and 1596
By 1612 Shakespeare had written
thirty-seven (37) plays.
Other Plays
Julius Caesar
Hamlet
Othello
King Lear
Macbeth
Midsummers Night’s Dream
Henry V
Death
 Shakespeare died April 23, 1616 (52 years later
on his birthday)
 He is buried under the old stone floor of Holy
Trinity Church in Stratford.
 The following is carved on his tombstone.
“Good friend, for Jesus sake forbear
To dig the dust enclosed here.
Blessed be the man that spares these stones
And cursed be he that moves my bones”
Shakespeares Theater
James Burbage built the first permanent
theater in England.
Acting companies played where they could
find a spot.
Usually this would be in the courtyards of
inns
Shakespeare built the GLOBE Theater
Theater continued
In his play Henry V Shakespeare calls his
theater the Wooden O
Groundlings – people who stood around
the stage for the price of a penny
The Globe
Acting
Acting was not considered a
respectable profession by the English
Puritans
All women’s parts were played by
boys
Women did not enter the theater until
much later.
Juliet would have been played by a
boy.
Shakespeare’s Life in the Theatre
Shakespeare’s Audience
Shakespeare’s Later Life and Legacy
Shakespeare’s Grave at Holy Trinity Church