WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

BIOGRAPHY

• Born on April 23, 1564
• Born in Stratford-upon-Avon United Kingdom
• Later went to work in London.
• Worked as a play-write and he also wrote poems
• He exceeded at these occupations.

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IDEAS EXPRESSED THROUGH HIS WORK

• He used...
• Elaborate metaphors & rhetorical phrases
• Conventional style writing
• He also created words in the 1500's

IDEAS AND BELIEFS

• Incorporated love and everyday life into his plays
• Used super natural and magic elements in his plays.
• "All the world is a stage, All men & women are merely players
• They Have their exits & entrances; and one man in his time
• Plays many parts, his acts being seven ages."

QUOTES

• "The fool doth think he is wise, but man knows himself to be a fool"
• "Love all, trust few, do wrong to none"
• "Hell is empty all the devils are here"
• "Listen to many, speak to few"
• "Better to be three hours too soon than a minute to late"

SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS

• Romeo and Juliet- a forbidden love story
• Hamlet- a son avenging his fathers death
• Macbeth- journey of a soldier to king to tyrant
• And many many more

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

• Wrote 43 plays in 13 years.
• First published poems- "Venus" and "Adonis" in 1593
• Built The Globe Theatre so that the poor could watch plays
• The tickets were cheap enough for the poor
• Nobles could buy better tickets and get better seats

RENAISSANCE MAN

• 1592 Shakespeare earned a living acting
• He was also a play write
• By 1597, 15 of 37 plays were published
• Early on he wrote histories and comedies
• Later he wrote tragedies and tragicomedies

RENAISSANCE MAN

• Play write
• Actor
• Business partner
• Opened his own theater

HUMANISM

• During the dark ages it was all about religion
• Shakespeare wrote plays not about God but,
• About everyday life,
• And emotions
• Also showing everyone how great life is

MODERN WORLD

• Plays are still being preformed
• He's very well known 500 years later
• His plays have been transformed into movies.
• He added words to the English language that we still use

CITATION

• Biography.com
• Brainyquote.com
• Examiner.com