1. Shakespeare

2. William Shakespeare Who was he? -Playwright, poet, and he did know it. -Born: 23 April 1564 -Died: 23 April 1616 -Residence: Stratford-upon-Avon, London

3. Shakespeare’s Family Tree

4. Scandelous Married Life Married in 1582: William (18) to Anne Hathaway (26). Already pregnant with Susanna. Then, had twins: Judith and Hamnet. “Lost Years” - no one knows what happened to William after birth of twins until 1592, when he was working as an actor. Speculation: teaching/ in hiding for poaching deer.

5. Lord Chamberlain’s Men 1592 - His story picks up in London as actor and playwright. Manager of Lord Chamberlain’s Men - Acting troupe. 1599 - Built the Globe Theatre 1603 - Changed to “King’s Men” after James I

6. The Globe

7. Works 37 Plays 154 Sonnets Types of Plays: Comedies Tragedies Histories

8. Conspiracies? Who wrote Shakespeare’s works? Was Shakespeare educated enough to write how he did? Edward DeVere 17th Earl of OxfordAmelia Bassano Lanier “The Dark Lady”

9. Hamlet The Tragedy of Hamlet, King of Denmark Written between 1599-1602 1st Quarto - rough version 2nd Quarto - final version 1st Folio - most polished.

10. Hamlet 1. Hamlet is Shakespeare's longest play at 4,042 lines and with a running time of around 5 hours. 2. Disney's The Lion King is based on Hamlet. 3. Hamlet is the second most filmed story in the world...coming second to Cinderella. 4. Shakespeare probably used Saxo Grammaticus' legend of Amleth as a source for the play. 5. Hamlet was among Shakespeare's most popular works during his own lifetime...and has remained one of his most often performed plays.