1. William Shakespeare 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616

2. Shakespeare’s life Who is he ? Poet and playwright Widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English Language

3. Shakespeare’s life Some interesting facts about him Some doubts about the origin of his works Died on his birthday A curse was carved on his grave to the man who move the grave

4. Shakespeare’s life little records of his childhood Probably educated at King’s New School at Stratford , his hometown Probably where he developed his interest for literature

5. Shakespeare’s life His family Son of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden At 18 , he married Anne Hathway Had a daughter , Susanna , and a pair of twins , Hamnet and Judith But Hamnet passed on at the age of 11

6. Shakespeare’s life Social Status A highly respected poet and playwright of his time One of the owners of a leading playing company of that time

7. England in Shakespeare’s time The Monarchy then … Queen Elizabeth ( up to year 1603 ) King James VI

8. England in Shakespeare’s time People in power affecting Shakespeare When queen Elizabeth passed on , Shakespeare started to write tragedy .

9. England in Shakespeare’s time Social Classes at that time … Mainly consist of two parts Gentlemen and landholding commoners 4 main types of gentlemens Nobility ( passed on ) Knights ( mark of honor received from the monarch ) Esquires ( having knights in their ancestry ) Clergy ( those who work in the church )

10. England in Shakespeare’s time Social Classes at that time … 3 types of landholding commoners Freeholders ( their land is passed on through the family . They can never be evicted and they pay rent to the gentlemen ) Leaseholders ( Live on land with tenacies . Land which are to be renewed after they are expired ) Copyholders ( Simply living on land paying rent which could change anytime , and they could be evicted anytime )

11. The Renaissance Meaning … A rebirth or revival The beginning of a new modern period Influencing literature , philosophy , art , politics , science as well as religion

12. The Renaissance The changes that took place … Composed theatrical representations of the English took on life, death, and history Writers started to publish their own ideas about humanity and the aspects of a perfect society

13. The Renaissance Shakespeare inserted reality into every character Looked at life from a different angle , where every “human” were given psychological complexity . Even monarch had human emotions and were capable of making mistakes