SHAKRSPEARE

CHILDHOOD

• Born in Stratford-Upon-Avon
• Baptized April 26, 1564 (birthday unknown)
• Youngest of four sisters and three brothers
• Son of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden

LATER LIFE

• Married Anne Hathaway at age 18
• Had three children
• Between 1585-1592 he had a successful career
• Jobs included: acting and writing
• Also part owner of a theater company

SHAKESPEARE ENGLAND

• In his time, no female actors
• Acting was not an "honorable" job
• Women had to be played by small boys
• Some actors would get their lines the day of the play
• Lines were whispered from behind the curtains

THE GLOBE THEATER

• "Groundlings" were the cheapest ticket; they stood
• Next cheapest seats were in the galleries
• You could pay a penny more for a cushion
• Most expensive seats were right on the stage
• Preformed infront of Queen Elizabeth who liked his work

MAJOR TYPES OF PLAY

• Comedy
• Tragedy
• History

SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDIES

• The Winter's Tale
• Twelfth Night
• The Merchant of Venice

SHAKESPEARE'S TRAGEDIES

• Romeo and Juliette
• Macbeth
• Hamlet

SHAKESPEARE'S HISTORIES

• Henry V
• King John
• Richard III

Shakespeare's sexuality was often questioned because of many poems he wrote to a young man known as the "Fair Lord"