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Language Arts Holiday Task 1 Shakespeare
By : Eric Seow (8)Class: 2P1
English poet and playwrightGreatest writer in EnglandWorld’s pre-eminent
dramatist
Shakespeare’s Life
Interesting Facts: Nobody knows Shakespeare’s actual birthdayShakespeare never published any of his playsShakespeare’s family were all illiterate
Shakespeare’s Life
William Arden, a relative of Shakespeare's mother Mary Arden, was arrested for plotting against Queen Elizabeth I, imprisoned in the Tower of London and executed
His Education Loved to write. One day, a famous actor found all
of his plays and stories that he had written, so he decided to become a writer.
Shakespeare’s Life
Most probably educated at King’s New School in Stratford. Received intensive education in Latin grammar and the classics
Inspired by
1. Birds
2. Great writers Geoffrey Chaucer
Plutarch
Shakespeare’s Life
Plays were extremely dramatic, which led to his success
Drama was the ideal means to capture the diverse interests of his time
Shakespeare’s Life
Elizabethan England, ruled by Queen Elizabeth IWriters were deeply influenced by Italian sonnetsMusic was still in the Renaissance period
England In Shakespeare’s Time
List of Significant Historical Events Crowning of Queen Elizabeth (1558) Putting to death of Mary Queen of Scots (1587)
The defeat of the Spanish Armada (1588) The Essex Rebellion (1601)
England In Shakespeare’s Time
The people in power had a heavy impact on Shakespeare’s works
Queen Elizabeth, a great patron of arts, aided Shakespeare by quashing Puritans, who wanted to shut down theatres, and changing the dominant language in England from Latin to English, leading to Shakespeare writing most of his plays in English
England In Shakespeare’s Time
People in England during that time had a strong sense of social class, classified according to wealth, occupation and ancestry
Social classes determined many factors, from what a person could wear, what he could do, and even what jobs his children could take on.
England In Shakespeare’s Time
Social ClassesThe Nobility; rich and powerful 55 rich families, led by a duke, baron or earl
England In Shakespeare’s Time
The Gentry; most important social class
5% of the population, knights, squires, and gentlemen who did not work with their hands
Social ClassesThe Yeomanry; middle-class people Could survive comfortably, but could also be
wrecked by disease or misfortune Yeomen farmers, tradesmen and craft workers
The Poor
England In Shakespeare’s Time
The sick, disabled, old and feeble and wounded soldiers
Due to enclosure
Theatres English Renaissance Theatre,
also known as Elizabethan Theatre
Globe Theatre, where most of his plays were held in the mid afternoon
No lighting Weather permitting
England In Shakespeare’s Time
Open-air theatres during that era compelled actors to shout out their lines, stress their enunciation, engage in exaggerated theatrical gestures
Despite costumes and props being utilized, changes in scenes were not made during curtain closings, as there were no curtains or stagehands
These changes were made during speeches and narrative situations
England In Shakespeare’s Time
The Renaissance
A cultural movement from the 14th to the 17th Century in art and literature
Marked the transition from the medieval era to modern era
Significant events and changesThe Black Death Reduced the population of Europe by over 50%1st Printing press in the world was inventedColumbus almost discovers AmericaGrenada, the last Moslem presence in Spain, falls
The Renaissance
The upheaval in the accepted social hierarchy allowed Shakespeare to explore the humanity of every character regardless of social position
Even the high-ranking monarchs were given human emotions and were capable of making mistakes
After the Renaissance, Shakespeare was able to utilize Greek and Roman classics when writing his plays
The Renaissance
The End