William Shakespeare

WHY IS SHAKESPEARE A RENAISSANCE MAN?

• While he was alive, he did many great things and had different jobs.
• He was a poet, actor, and playwright.
• He cared about his work, when people before the renaissance didn't.
• The quote "Better three hours too soon than a minute too late." Shows his respect for his work

BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT SHAKESPEARE

• His birthdate is unknown, but he was baptized on April 26, 1564
• He lived in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.
• He worked at (and built) the Golden Globe theater in 1599
• Little is known of Shakespeare's personal life and religion.
• He was born under rule of Elizabeth I, who was Protestant and outlawed Catholicism.

SHAKESPEARE'S ACHIEVEMENTS

• He wrote 38 plays, Hamlet being one if the most famous, even today.
• He also wrote over 150 sonnets.
• One of the first poems that Shakespeare wrote was called The Rape of Lucrece.
• Shakespeare built the Golden Globe theatre in 1599, where his plays were performed.

ROMEO AND JULIET

• Another one of his most famous plays that is still popular today.

SHAKESPEARE'S HUMANISM

• Humanism is the study of humans and building on the human race.
• His work on the Globe Theater showed his humanism by making a place for people to see plays.
• He shows humanism by putting great effort in his work and pushing forward how people thought of plays.

SHAKESPEARE'S EFFECT ON THE MODERN WORLD

• The things he wrote are still inspiring entertainment today, the Globe Theater is still being used today.
• Many actors still perform Shakespeare's plays.
• His quotes are famous and people still use them today. Some examples are:
• "Better three hours too soon than a minute too late."
• "A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool."

SOURCES USED

• Www.Shakespeare-online.com/
• Www.Poets.org/
• Www.brainyquote.com/