William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare

1564-16161564-1616

Stratford-on-AvonStratford-on-Avon

EnglandEngland

Shakespeare's birth Shakespeare's birth place.place.

Stratford - on - AvonStratford - on - Avon

Do you recognize these Do you recognize these quotes?quotes?

Cowards die many times Cowards die many times before their deaths; the before their deaths; the valiant never taste death valiant never taste death but once.but once.

Life’s but a walking shadow, Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more.and then is heard no more.

All the world’s a stage, and All the world’s a stage, and the men and women merely the men and women merely players; they have their players; they have their exits and their entrances.exits and their entrances.

What’s in a name? That which we call a What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any name would smell as sweet.rose by any name would smell as sweet.

There is nothing either good or bad, but There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.thinking makes it so.

Major themes from Major themes from Romeo Romeo and Julietand Juliet

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Loyaltyparents

wife/husband

revenge

fatecoincidence

Family AllegianceFamily Allegiance

CapuletCapulet MontagueMontague RoyaltyRoyalty

Lord & Lord & LadyLady

Lord & Lord & LadyLady

Prince Prince EscalusEscalus

JulietJuliet RomeoRomeo MercutioMercutio

TybaltTybalt BenvolioBenvolio County County ParisParis

Familiar Expressions from Familiar Expressions from Shakespeare Shakespeare

““Eaten out of house and home,” Eaten out of house and home,” Henry IV Part 2, Act 2, Scene 1 Henry IV Part 2, Act 2, Scene 1

““Cruel to be kind,”Cruel to be kind,” Hamlet , Act 3, Scene 4Hamlet , Act 3, Scene 4

““Knock,/knock! Who’s there?” Knock,/knock! Who’s there?” Macbeth, Act 2, Scene 3Macbeth, Act 2, Scene 3

““Too much of a good thing,”Too much of a good thing,” As You Like It, Act 4, Scene 1As You Like It, Act 4, Scene 1

““Neither a borrower nor a lender Neither a borrower nor a lender be,” be,”

Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 3Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 3

““Something wicked this way Something wicked this way comes,”comes,”

Macbeth, Act 4, Scene1 Macbeth, Act 4, Scene1

““To thine own self be true,” To thine own self be true,” Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 3Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 3

“ “ A tower of strength,”A tower of strength,” Richard III, Act 5, Scene 3Richard III, Act 5, Scene 3

““The Tragedy of Julius Caesar“The Tragedy of Julius Caesar“

““Help, ho! They murder Caesar!”Help, ho! They murder Caesar!”

Calpurnia Cassius Caesar Antony

Sorry! Wrong Sorry! Wrong Answer!Answer!

““Tragedy of Julius Caesar”Tragedy of Julius Caesar”

“ “ Guide thou the sword- Caesar, thou Guide thou the sword- Caesar, thou art revenged, Even with the sword art revenged, Even with the sword that killed thee.”that killed thee.”

Calpurnia Cassius Caesar Antony

Oops, Sorry!Oops, Sorry!

““Romeo And Juliet”Romeo And Juliet”

““O, speak again, bright angel for thou O, speak again, bright angel for thou art as glorious to this night, being o’er art as glorious to this night, being o’er my head, as is a winged messenger of my head, as is a winged messenger of heaven… When he bestrides the lazy heaven… When he bestrides the lazy puffing clouds and sails upon the puffing clouds and sails upon the bosom of the air.” bosom of the air.”

Romeo Juliet The Nurse

That’s Right!That’s Right!

Come on!Come on!

““The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar ““

““Friend, Romans, Countrymen, lend Friend, Romans, Countrymen, lend me you ears; I come to bury Caesar, me you ears; I come to bury Caesar, nor to praise him. The evil that men nor to praise him. The evil that men do live after them, the good is oft in do live after them, the good is oft in their bones; So let it be with Caesar. their bones; So let it be with Caesar. The noble Brutus hath told you The noble Brutus hath told you Caesar was ambitions. If it was so it Caesar was ambitions. If it was so it was a grievous fault…” was a grievous fault…”

Cassius Caesar AntonyCalpurnia

Nice Try!Nice Try!

““Romeo and Juliet”Romeo and Juliet”““O, Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art O, Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art

thou Romeo? Deny thy father and thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name; Or, if thou wilt not, refuse thy name; Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I’ll no be but sworn my love, and I’ll no longer be a Capulet.”longer be a Capulet.”

Romeo Juliet Romeo’s mom

WAY TO GO!WAY TO GO!

Ouch that’s got to hurt!Ouch that’s got to hurt!

““Romeo an Juliet”Romeo an Juliet”

““Let me be ta’en, let Let me be ta’en, let me be put to death. I me be put to death. I am content so thou wilt am content so thou wilt have it so…I have more have it so…I have more care to stay than will to care to stay than will to go. Come, death, and go. Come, death, and welcome!... Let’s talk; it welcome!... Let’s talk; it is not day.”is not day.”

Romeo Juliet Friar

Sorry wrong Sorry wrong answer!answer!

Facts About Shakespeare!Facts About Shakespeare!

William was born on April William was born on April 23,1564.23,1564.

By 1594 he had a reputation of By 1594 he had a reputation of being an actor, had written many being an actor, had written many plays, and became principal plays, and became principal playwright of Lord Chamberlain’s playwright of Lord Chamberlain’s men.men.

1599, They built the globe 1599, They built the globe theater.theater.

1603, he took control over Lord 1603, he took control over Lord Chamberlain’s Men.Chamberlain’s Men.

In 1610, Shakespeare retired In 1610, Shakespeare retired and invested in grain and and invested in grain and farmland. farmland.

On April 23,1616, Shakespeare On April 23,1616, Shakespeare died.died.

William was regarded as the William was regarded as the greatest author in the English greatest author in the English Language. 400 years after his Language. 400 years after his death.death.

Shakespeare wrote 37 plays, Shakespeare wrote 37 plays, and they are still frequently and they are still frequently read through out the world.read through out the world.

The Globe Theater The Globe Theater

Top view of Shakespeare's Globe Theater

Entrance of The Globe Theater

Original Theaters

New Globe TheatersNew Globe Theaters

Re built Globe Theater in Thames English. Built on September 19, 1999.

Shakespeare’s plays are still done in Shakespeare’s plays are still done in globe theaters around the world.globe theaters around the world.