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23 Cards in this Set
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Died |
April 23, 1616 |
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Hometown |
Stratford upon Avon |
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Parents |
John and Mary (father was a buisnessman and mayor) |
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Born |
April 23, 1564 |
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Siblings? Which one? |
3rd of 8 |
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School |
attended grammar school in Stratford; studied Latin and Greek. Not university |
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Wife |
Anne Hathaway in 1582 (he was 18; she was 26... and pregnant) |
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Daughter |
1583- Susanna |
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Twins |
1585- Judith and Hamnet (Hamnet died in 1596 of unknown causes) |
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Direct Descendant |
Lady Elizabeth Hall Bernard (his grand daughter); died in 1670. Sister has living relatives |
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1585 |
Shakespeare moved to London to pursue theatre |
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1585-1592 |
"The lost years" not much is known |
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1594 |
Joined Lord Chamberlain's men 7 plays written: Comedies of errors, Henry lV, Parts l-lll, Richard lll, Taming of the Shrew, Titus Andronicus |
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Sponsors |
Largest: Queen Elizabeth (Twelfth Night) After she died King James of Scotland became his new Lord Chamberlain's men was renamed The King's Men (wrote Macbeth) |
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Theatre |
The Theatre, Blackfriar's, The Rose, The Swan Almost no scenery No woman actors Every 3 weeks new play Lavish Costumes Involved Audiences |
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Globe Theatre |
built: 1599 part-owner Nickname: Wooden O Open-air amphitheater Sat 2000 people |
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3 levels |
Yard- Commoners: 1 penny Gallery- Middle Class: 2 pennies Lord's Room- Rich: 6 pennies |
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1599-1608 |
Wrote and produced many plays, including some of his most famous tragedies such as Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear |
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1609 |
Retired from theatre |
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1611 |
Wrote The Tempest |
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1613 |
Last play, Henry Vlll premiered |
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Plays and Sonnets |
•37 plays 1 Comedies 2 Histories 3 Tragedies •154 sonnets |
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Last Words |
Good Friend for Jesus sake forbear, to dig the dust enclosed here, blessed be the man who speares these stones and curse the man be the who moves my bones. |
