2. William shakespeare was an english poet, playwright, actor and theatre entrepreneur Being considered one of the greatest writer in english, his works include plays, sonnets and poems. He married Anne Hathaway at age 18, and had 3 children. He died on 23 April 1616 at the age of 52. Anne Hathaway
3. Early life He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon and baptised on 26 April 1564. His unknown birthday is traditionally observed on 23 April, St George's Day. William Shakespeare was the son of John Shakespeare, a successful glover and alderman originally from Snitterfield, and Mary Arden, the daughter of an affluent landowning farmer.
4. Shakespeare as a writer Shakespeare attended King Edward VI Grammar School in Stratford It is believed that by 1592, Shakespeare was a playwright in london He partly owned a playing company, known as Lord Chamberlain’s men.
5. Shakespeare as a writer Many of his early plays were themed on comedies and history Later, he wrote mainly on tragedies with Hamlet, romeo and julietand Othello being the more famous works.
7. England in shakespeare’s time This period was also known as the Elizabethan Era, where under a well organised and effective government, england prospered greatly. It is considered to be the golden age in English history It also saw the height of the english Renaissance and the flowering of english poetry, music and literature.
8. England in Shakespeare’s time During this period, England emerged as the leading naval and comercial power in the west.
9. Anglo Spanish War However, England’s Golden age was not to last. There was Intermittent conflict between the kingdoms of Spain and England
12. The renaissance It refers to the period of European history known as the golden age, and the age of enlightenment. After the long periods referred to as the dark ages following the collapse of the Roman Empire and the Medieval period, where the church dominated and oppressed learning and culture the renaissance period was seen as a "rebirth" of culture and learning similar to the heights of the ancient world.
13. The Renaissance It was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to 17th century It begun in florence during the late middle ages and later spread to the rest of Europe It marks the close of the middle ages and the rise of the modern world
14. The Renaissance During this period, there were new ideals of humanism developed against a christian backdrop. In the fields of science, a flurry of activity was deemed a scientific revolution, heralding the beginning of modern age The Renaissance brought an end to feudalism, established an effective central government and reformed the church
15. The Renaissance- effect on Shakespeare Shakespeare focused on creating “human” characters with psychologically complexity and Hamlet is perhaps the most famous example. The upheaval in the social hierarchy allowed Shakespeare to explore the humanity of every character regardless of their social position. Shakespeare utilized his knowledge of Greek and Roman classics when writing his plays. Before the renaissance, these texts had been suppressed by the Catholic Church.
