By: Sam Kontz

Julia PagnaniMissy AlgarTarek Khalil

Stratford BeginningsWilliam Shakespeare was born and grew

up in Stratford-Upon-Avon, UKHe attended King’s New School in his

hometownHe married Anne Hathaway in 1582

Had a daughter named Susanna Twins named Judith (daughter) and Hamnet

(son) Hamnet died at age 11 of unknown causes

~Not much is known about Shakespeare’s early life as a child

Success in London Shakespeare becomes the

well-known famous play writer and actor in London, England

Narrative Poetry Publishes poetry in 1593 Ex: “The Rape of Lucrece”

Theatrical Career 1594: Theaters reopen;

Shakespeare becomes the leader of the Lord Chamberlain's Men

“In the 1590’s, he wrote his plays on English history as well as several comedies and at least 2 tragedies” Ex: Tragedy- “Romeo and

Juliet”

[London, England]

Success in London (Cont.)The Globe Years 1599: Shakespeare’s company

builds a theater across the south bank of River Thames and names it The Globe Plays like Hamlet, Othello,

King Lear, and Macbeth were introduced in this theater

The Globe hosted plays from 1599-1608 when it is ignited and burns to the ground

1608-1612: Plays are performed at the company’s new indoor Blackfriars’s Theater

Shakespeare wrote very little after 1612, but publishes King Henry VII

The Final YearsBetween 1610 and 1613, he

returned to Stratford-upon-AvonReturned to a large property,

with his wife and daughters and their husbands

Made money from his acting career and acting company profits Made him a very wealthy man

“It is also assumed that William Shakespeare's growing wealth and reputation played some part in inclining the crown, in 1596, to grant John Shakespeare, William's father, the coat of arms that he had so long sought”

The Final Years (Cont.)Died in Stratford,

April 23, 1616Seven years after

he died, his work was published (Mr.William Shakespeare Comedies, histories and Tragedies)

[Statue of Shakespeare in Stratford]

An Expansive Age

Shakespeare used Greek and Roman classics to aid in his writing

The ghost in Hamlet is a figure from a Roman tragedy

North and South America were explored, and they worshiped differently than Renaissance Europeans and Englishmen

London expanded and changed since Shakespeare lived there

London was troubled and also was a home for the wealthy

An Expansive Age (Cont.)Stratford-Upon-Avon

referred to a nearby forest of Arden –small town of gossip and sheep herding

Part of Shakespeare’s work was influence by his hometown and helped it to become famous

[Forest of Arden]

Shakespeare’s Story“Became a wealthy theater man

and landowner”Reportedly, he was not a strong

reader but had other talents William Shakespeare

sometimes helped his father butcher meat

Queen Elizabeth demanded a play from Shakespeare about Falstaff in love

A very different, odd, yet intelligent man

Said to have died of a fever from drinking too much

Work CitedFolger Shakespeare Library. Folger

Institute. March, 2005. Web. 10 April 2011.