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Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

A TRUE RENAISSANCE MAN

BIRTHDATE

  • William Shakespeare was believed to be born on April 23, 1564
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LOCATIONS

  • He was born and lived on Henley street in Stratford
  • He lived in London most his life and wrote plays
  • He is believed to be buried in the Holy Trinity Church

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • William Shakespeare wrote many plays, poems, and novels
  • He invented thousands of new words in his plays and poems
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595)
  • Julius Caesar (1599)
  • Romeo and Juliet (1596) We're 3 famous plays that he wrote

FEELINGS, BELIEFS, AND IDEAS

  • He was a Protestant
  • "God gives you one face, and you make yourself another. " William Shakespeare
  • He believes the world is a stage and that everyone plays their part in life
  • He has strong feelings about love that he displays in his writing
  • Romeo and Juliet is one play that he expresses how he feels love is tragic

QUOTES

  • "I wasted time, and now doth time waste me" William Shakespeare
  • "Death is a fearful thing" William Shakespeare
  • "It is the stars, the stars above us, govern our conditions." William Shakespeare

RENAISSANCE MAN

  • Shakespeare was a renaissance man for many reasons
  • He had wise opinions on life
  • Wrote insightful plays and poems expressing human life
  • And believed everyone played an important role in life
  • He was strong in humanism

SHAKESPEARE AND THE WORLD TODAY

  • Many of his plays have become famous such as Romeo and Juliet.
  • By showing humanism he was a good example of how to live and achieve,
  • Because he showed his emotions in writing and even invented words we use.
  • The words he invented are still in use and have changed to fit modern life.
  • People see his famous writing and are inspired to remake his plays today.
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