Shakespeare
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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ROMEO AND JULIET
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
William Shakespeare was born April, 23rd, 1564 inStratford-upon-Avon,United Kingdom
William Shakespeare went to King's New School and became a great poet/play writer and created the play Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare died on April, 23, 1616 at the exact age of 52 in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
BUBONIC PLAGUE
In the early 1330s an outbreak of the bubonic plague broke out in China. Since China was the busiest of the worlds trading nations the plague spread to Western Europe.
THE BUBONIC PLAGUE OR "BLACK DEATH"
KILLED A TOTAL OF 25 MILLION PEOPLE FROM 1347 TO 1352
This disease struck and killed people with terrible speed. In the winter the disease seemed to disappear because fleas weren't as active to spread it.
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LIFE IN THE RENAISSANCE
The typical house during the Renaissance was a small one room hut and was cold and dark and probably stinky due to not having running water or bathrooms
Most people ate bread and stew, for that was all they could afford
Clothing was very important back then and they dressed formal with men wearing tight coats and women wearing long dresses
Nearly everyone was a Christian and went to church every day
During the renaissance for entertainment people would go to sporting events, festivals, play games and of course would go to the theatre
MARRIAGE CUSTOMS
OF 1300'S
In the 1300'S, marriage customs were different from what they are know like. . .
Girls were married at age of 12 to someone 17 years old
Parents arranged the marriages and they didn't really know each other and princes's married princess's
GLOBE THEATER
The Globe Theater was built between 1597-1598 by a carpenter named Peter Smith and some of his workers
The Globe Theater could hold a total of 3,000 people and theater was not just used to show plays but was also a brothel and gambling house
Famous Poet/Play writer William Shakespeare used this theater for his plays
THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN’S MEN
The Lord Chamberlain’s Men was a theatrical playing company that William Shakespeare was apart of most of his career
The company was very famous in Elizabeth and Jacobean London
Their only rivals were The Admiral’s Men and they had the best actor named Edward Alleyn
The company and theaters closed during the English civil war and only the theaters opened backed up 18years later
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