William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare Triin Konks
William Shakespeare
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Shakespeares parents and early years

• He was born in 1564
• Father - John Shakespeare
• Mother - Mary Arden
• William Shakespeare
• had 4 sisters and 3 brothers.
• Lived in Stratford

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Shakespeare's education and childhood

• Began his education at the Stratford grammar
  school
• Learned reading and writing, English and Latin
• His stories have a familiarity with the stories
  by Latin authors, like Seneca, Cicero, Ovid,
  Virgil, and Horace

Stratford grammar school
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Lost Years

• First Lost Years 1578-1582
• He left school and went to work
• Second Lost Years 1585-1592 (after the birth of
  twins until he went to London).

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Shakespeares family

• Married Anne Hathaway in 1582
• Had 3 children Susanna, and twins Hamnet and
  Judith
• They lived in Stratford

Temple Grafton Church
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Shakespeares Family
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Shakespeare as playwright and actor
the Lord Chamberlain's Men

• He began a successful career in London as an
  actor, writer, and part owner of a playing
  company
• His plays were on the London stage by 1592

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Shakespeare and the Lord Chamberlain's Men

• From 1594, Shakespeare's plays were performed
  only by the Lord Chamberlain's Men
• After the death of Queen Elizabeth in 1603, James
  I changed its name to the King's Men
• In 1599, they built their own theatre, the Globe.

The Globe
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Shakespeares final years
Holy Trinity Church

• Shakespeare retired some years before his death.
• His last three plays were collaborations with
  John Fletcher,
• Shakespeare was buried in the Holy Trinity Church

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Shakespeares grave

• Good frend for Iesvs sake forbeare,
• To digg the dvst encloased heare.
• Blest be ye man yt spares thes stones,
• And cvrst be he yt moves my bones.
• In modern English, but retaining the literary
  style, this would be
• 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.

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