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Deanna HinmanSecondary English EducationGrades 9-12Ages 14-18
William Shakespeare was born on April 26, 1564. Between the dates of 1585 and 1592 William began his career as an actor, writer, and part owner of a play company called, “Lord Chamberlain’s Men.” Williams plays consist of histories, tragedies, and comedies; some of which have become some of the most beloved stories of all time. Today we will look at some of William Shakespeare’s most popular plays.
This is William Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway. She outlived William by 7 years and they had three children together; Susanna, Hamnet, Judith. Anne was from a wealthy family and in their times she would have been seen as a “catch.” Shakespeare, however, could not give her the life that she was used to on a writers salary. It is said that Anne was pregnant with Williams child before they were married which was unheard of and this was the reason that the two married. On the other hand, William’s Sonnet 145 was written for Anne.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is William Shakespeare’s most well known play
overall. It is a tragedy that depicts and young man and young woman of two families who are mortal enemies. The two must hide their love from each of their families; however with a lack of
communication, Juliet kills herself and as Romeo finds her dead he too
commits suicide.
Hamlet is an example of a tragedy created by William Shakespeare. It depicts a young man named Hamlet whose father, King Hamlet of Denmark was murdered. As the ghost of King Hamlet appears to Hamlet, the story unfolds as to who was the cold blooded killer.
Hamlet
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare’s comedies which tells of a man named Leonato and his daughter
Hero who are welcoming home soldiers of war with a party. As Hero falls in love with one of the soldiers, a jealous friend
of the soldier creates a lie of Hero’s infidelity. With the help of her father and
her witty cousin Beatrice, the family learns lessons of love and happiness.
Richard III• Richard III was one of Shakespeare’s most well
known history plays. In this play, after the beloved King of Lancaster dies, his younger brother Richard begins to aspire to take the throne. Using is trickery and even murder,
Richard begins his devious plan.
Twelfth Night
The Twelfth Night is my personal favorite out of all of Shakespeare’s plays. It is a comedy about a brother and sister named Viola and Sebastian who get separated ina shipwreck. Thinking her brother is dead Viola needed a job so she dressed as a man whose name is Sebastian in memeory of her father and headed to find a job as one of the nobleman, Orsino’s soldiers. Viola falls in love with Orsino, meanwhile Orsino is in love with Lady Olivia. Orsino sends Sebastian who is really Viola to tell Lady Olivia of his love. When Viola arrives, Lady Olivia falls in love with Viola who is dressed as Sebastian. In the end the characters work it all out and Sebastian and Viola are reunited.
Viola
Orsino Olivia
Love Triangle
These are some outfits that the characters in Shakespeare’s play may have worn. These costumes
are also outfits that people wore everyday in his time. These outfits in particular would have been worn by upper-class folk who could afford this type of cloth.
Christopher Marlowe was assumed to be a coworker of Shakespeare. He is considered to be the only man in the universe that saw Shakespearean work and understood its complexity. The conspiracy, however, is that Marlowe was the original creator of many of Shakespeare’s plays and Shakespeare just gained all of the fame from them. The few original works that Marlowe created such as, “The Tragedy of Dido, Queen of Carthage” and “Tamburlaine the Great” have such impossible similarities to the works of Shakespeare that many scholar believe that he is the true artist.
Christopher Marlowe
This is a photo of The New Globe Theatre where Shakespeare would put on his many plays. In Shakespeare’s time, The Old Globe Theatre was demolished by the Puritans who believed that Shakespeare’s plays were sacrilegious. Finally, in the
20th century the site for The Old Globe Theatre was found and The New Globe theatre was built where today they still have reenactments of Shakespeare’s
original plays.
Modern Movies Based on Shakespeare Plays10 Things I hate
about you
This film is based on the play “The Taming of the Shrew” about a stubborn woman who falls in love.
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This film is based on Shakespeare’s play “Othello” about a
tragic death caused by mis-communication.
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm’d; And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm’d; But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest; Nor shall Death brag thou wander’st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Not only was Shakespeare a playwright, but he also wrote sonnets. One of his most famous sonnets is called Sonnet 18 which is a love poem about his true love as he compares her to a summers day. He takes every one of the attributes of a summers day and discusses how she is more wonderful than every aspect. Sonnets such as this really help the reader to understand how Shakespeare was a true Romantic.
Sonnet 18
They that have power to hurt and will do none, That do not do the thing they most do show,
Who, moving others, are themselves as stone, Unmoved, cold, and to temptation slow, They rightly do inherit heaven’s graces
And husband nature’s riches from expense; They are the lords and owners of their faces,
Others but stewards of their excellence. The summer’s flower is to the summer sweet,
Though to itself it only live and die, But if that flower with base infection meet,
The basest weed outbraves his dignity: For sweetest things turn sourest by their deeds;
Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds.
Sonnet 94
This sonnet is about powerful individuals who do not know how to use their power. They are given power by God and choose not to use it
which is an ignorant task. This sonnet is known as the most difficult sonnet to
understand.
This is Shakespeare’s family tree. As you can see it begins with Shakespeare’s grandparents.
Shakespeare uses a specific type of language that can be very difficult for the lay reader. Here are some examples of the tricky diction that he uses.
Anon- soon, shortly, presentlyApace- quickly, speedily, fastArrant- downright, absolute, unmitigatedCrave- beg, entreat, requestCuckold- man with an unfaithful wifeFain- gladly, willinglyForsooth- in truth, certainly, indeedQuoth- saidRail- rant, rave, be abusiveVisage- face, countenanceWarrant- assure, promise, guaranteed
Frequently used Shakespeare quotes
“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none”“Expectation is the root of all heartache”“If music be the food of love, play on”“God has given you one face and you make yourself another”“Absence from those we love is self from self- a deadly banishment”“Better three hours too soon than one minute too late”“The course of true love never did run smooth”“Better a witty fool than a foolish wit”“Hell is empty and all the devils are here”“Neither a borrower nor a lender be”
