Background
The Elizabethan Era was a time Shakespeare himself lived in. From 1558- 1603 France was in a position of growing population and more upper class. Humanism was popular along with individual talent such as painting, sculpting, literature, engineering, and inventing. Elizabeth ruled France well. She gave religious tolerance, she did her best to keep young children from becoming soldiers, and promoted art and literature. Elizabeth sadly got involved with a war, according to britannia.com “The persecution of continental Protestants forced Elizabeth into war, a situation which she desperately tried to avoid. She sent an army to aid French Huguenots (Calvinists who had settled in France) after a 1572 massacre wherein over three thousand Huguenots lost their lives. …show more content…
In 1683 Shakespeare and Anne had a child named Susanna. In 1590 it is believed that he left his family and joined a company of actors as both playwright and performer, starting his career in theatre. In 1592 Shakespeare begins to be noticed as a force within London theatre; Robert Greene’s Groatworth of Wit famously called Shakespeare an "upstart crow". He attacks Shakespeare as lacking originality since he borrows ideas from other for his own plays. Academics see this criticism as proof that Shakespeare was in London at this time. In 1601 Shakespeare is thought to have composed arguably his greatest play, Hamlet at this time. Other great pieces of Shakespeare's literature include Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, and Macbeth. Lastly in 1623 Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway dies, the same year, and fellow actors John Hemminges and Henry Condell gather together and publish for the first time, 36 of Shakespeare’s 37 plays in a collection known as The First Folio. Shakespeare did a lot of things in his time, only some listed above. But, to this day we continue to use his plays, stories, and literature in our common day
The Elizabethan Era was a time Shakespeare himself lived in. From 1558- 1603 France was in a position of growing population and more upper class. Humanism was popular along with individual talent such as painting, sculpting, literature, engineering, and inventing. Elizabeth ruled France well. She gave religious tolerance, she did her best to keep young children from becoming soldiers, and promoted art and literature. Elizabeth sadly got involved with a war, according to britannia.com “The persecution of continental Protestants forced Elizabeth into war, a situation which she desperately tried to avoid. She sent an army to aid French Huguenots (Calvinists who had settled in France) after a 1572 massacre wherein over three thousand Huguenots lost their lives. …show more content…
In 1683 Shakespeare and Anne had a child named Susanna. In 1590 it is believed that he left his family and joined a company of actors as both playwright and performer, starting his career in theatre. In 1592 Shakespeare begins to be noticed as a force within London theatre; Robert Greene’s Groatworth of Wit famously called Shakespeare an "upstart crow". He attacks Shakespeare as lacking originality since he borrows ideas from other for his own plays. Academics see this criticism as proof that Shakespeare was in London at this time. In 1601 Shakespeare is thought to have composed arguably his greatest play, Hamlet at this time. Other great pieces of Shakespeare's literature include Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, and Macbeth. Lastly in 1623 Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway dies, the same year, and fellow actors John Hemminges and Henry Condell gather together and publish for the first time, 36 of Shakespeare’s 37 plays in a collection known as The First Folio. Shakespeare did a lot of things in his time, only some listed above. But, to this day we continue to use his plays, stories, and literature in our common day