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The Greatest Bard

The most famous and the greatest English writer

The most famous and the greatest English writer, the noblest and most famous English poet and playwright.

The World's Greatest Playwright.

William Shakespeare wrote comedies, tragedies and historical plays in England in the last part of the 16th and the early 17th century.

William Shakespeare was born in 1564

William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in the English town of Stratford-upon-Avon. His father was a businessman and the town's mayor. His mother came from a family that owned land near Stratford. William had three younger brothers and two younger sisters.

A Grammar School in Stratford

Like other boys of middle-class families, William attended a grammar school in Stratford where he got a good education and also learned Latin.

William married Anne Hathaway.

When William was 18 he married Anne Hathaway. They had three children, first Susanna and then twins, a son named Hamnet and a daughter named Judith. Hamnet died when he was 11.

Sonnets and Poems.

From 1592 to 1594 the Black Death spread across England. Many public places were closed and plays couldn't be performed either. Shakespeare spent these years writing sonnets and poems.

The Best Acting Company of the Country

When the theatres opened up again in 1594 Shakespeare joined the best acting company of the country—Lord Chamberlain's Men. It had the best actors, the best writers and the most famous theatre—the Globe.
Plays always started at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The company also presented special plays for kings and queens.

Shakespeare Wrote 37 Plays.

Shakespeare wrote 37 plays. They can be put into three big categories:
His most famous tragedies are Hamlet, King Lear and Macbeth.
- Comedies are funny plays that have a happy ending most of the time. A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It and The Merry Wives of Windsor are among the most popular.
- Historical plays are dramas about the lives of some of England's most powerful kings like Henry IV or Richard II.

The Globe

The Globe was a huge amphitheatre without a roof. The seats were curved around a stage that was built on many levels.

Plays by Shakespeare.

A Lover's Complaint
A Midsummer Night's Dream
All's Well That Ends Well
Antony and Cleopatra
As You Like It
Coriolanus
Cymbeline
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Julius Caesar
King Lear
Love's Labour‘s
Macbeth
Measure for Measure
Much Ado about Nothing
Othello, the Moor of Venice)
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Romeo and Juliet
The Comedy of Errors
The Famous History of the Life of Henry the Eighth
The First Part of King Henry IV
The First Part of King Henry VI

The First Part of King Henry IV
The First Part of King Henry VI
The Life and Death of King John)
The Life of King Henry V
The Merchant of Venice)
The Merry Wives of Windsor)
The Rape of Lucrece
The Second Part of King Henry IV
The Second Part of King Henry VI
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
The Third Part of King Henry VI
The Tragedy of King Richard
The Tragedy of Richard the Third
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Titus Andronicus
Twelfth Night
Various
Venus and Adonis
Winter's Tale

“King Lear”

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream ”

People who didn't have the money to buy a seat were allowed to stand in the front of the stage. All kinds of people came to see the shows– housewives, children, noblemen and even visitors from other countries.

“Hamlet”

“Romeo and Juiliet”

William Shakespeare Went Back to his Hometown Stratford

William Shakespeare retired from the theatre in 1610 and went back to his home town Stratford, where he lived until his death in 1616.

The people of England Thought of him only as a Popular Actor and Writer.

At that time the people of England did not know that their country's greatest poet and playwright had died. They thought of him only as a popular actor and writer.

QUIZBard of Avon

1.William Shakespeare was born in
a) 1564 b)1574 c) 1624
2.William Shakespeare was born in
a) Stratford-upon-Avon. b) London c) in Los Angeles
3. Shakespeare wrote….. plays.
a) 37 b)29 c) 31
4.William attended
a)a grammar school b) Oxford   University c) Cambridge University
5.When William was ….. he married Anne Hathaway.
a)18 b)24 c) 32
6.In ….Shakespeare joined the best acting company of the country
a)1594 b) 1585 c) 1598
7.William Shakespeare retired from the theatre in ….and went back to his home town Stratford.
a)1610 b) 1605 c)160
8.William Shakespeare died in
a) 1616 b)1615 c) 1600