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The Life and Times ofWilliam Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s Life• Little is known about his
early life• Born April 23, 1564 in
Stratford-on-Avon• Died April 23, 1616 (on his
birthday)• Mother-Mary Arden• Father-John Shakespeare• Little formal education• Married Anne Hathaway (8
years older) • The “Lost Years”-between
1583-1592 there is little known about Shakespeare
Life in London• By 1592 Shakespeare had
become recognized on the London Stage
• Wrote 37 plays and numerous sonnets
• Acted as part of the “King’s Men” and “Chamberlain’s Men” in the Globe Theatre
• Retired between 1611 and 1613 and returned to Stratford
Shakespeare’s Theatre“The Globe”
• 5 levels1. Trapdoor2. Main stage3. Balcony4. Pulleys under roof5. Musician’s room
• No profanity used, little scenery, no microphones, 1 actor had 4 or 5 parts
• Plays often lasted 2 hours
• Audience:• Loved to be entertained• Royalty sat up in
balcony• Groundlings stood in
front of stage. Paid 1¢
• Actors:• No females-female roles
played by young men• Actors were well trained
(speech, dance, fencing, etc.)
Shakespeare’s Tomb Inscription
Good friend, for Jesus’ sake forbearTo dig the dust enclosed here;Blest be the man that spares these stones,And cursed be he that moves my bones.
Characters in Romeo & JulietHouse of Montague
• Lord Montague• Lady Montague• Romeo (son)• Benvolio (cousin & friend)• Balthasar (servant)• Abram (servant)
House of Capulet
• Lord Capulet• Lady Capulet• Juliet (daughter)• Tybalt (cousin & nephew)• Nurse• Peter (servant)• Sampson & Gregory
(servants)
The Others
• Prince Escalus (Ruler of Verona)• Mercutio (Romeo’s best friend)• Friar Laurence• Friar John• Count Paris (wants to marry Juliet)• Apothecary (pharmacist)
Vocabulary Notes1. ACT: large division of a play.
Romeo & Juliet has 5 acts.2. SCENE: small division of a
play. Act I has 5 scenes3. EXEUNT: plural of exit;
several people leave the stage.
4. ANON: soon5. SOFT: wait6. ASIDE: comment to the
audience other actors can’t hear.
7. FRIAR: priest, monk
8. SOLILOQUY: speech a character gives when he is alone on stage; it is a way for the audience to know what a character is thinking.
9. SHRIFT: confession; a regular part of the Catholic faith.
10. CELL: apartment; the priest’s living space.
11. EXILE: forced by law to live somewhere else.
12. BANISHMENT: the same as exile.
Vocabulary cont.13. BIER: platform where a
corpse or a coffin is placed during a funeral.
14. ERE: before Romeo will visit Juliet ere he leaves for Mantua.15. NE’ER: never; a
contraction. The apostrophe shows where a letter has been left out.
16. VIAL: a small bottle