1. 1564-1616

2.  Baptized on April 26 th, 1564  Exact date of birth is unknown  Assumed he was born on April 23 rd  Baptism usually took place 3 days after birth  Born in Stratford-Upon-Avon in a house on Henley Street (London)  Father: John Shakespeare  Mother: Mary Arden  One of eight children

3. Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-Upon-Avon (place of Shakespeare’s baptism and burial) Shakespeare’s birthplace, House on Henley Street

4.  Married Anne Hathaway on November 28 th, 1582  Shakespeare, 18  Anne, 26 (considered middle-aged)  6 mos. later, Susanna is born  1585 Anne gives birth to twins  Hamnet and Judith  Hamnet dies of unknown causes at age 11

5.  First period  Cheerful period, showing youthful love and imagination A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, The Comedy of Errors Probably all composed before 1595  Second period  1595-1601  Less exaggeration, deeper insight to human nature  Sense of sadness As You Like It, The Merchant of Venice, Henry IV, V

6.  Third period  1601-1608  Time that Shakespeare may have been ‘out of sorts’  Father dies in 1601  Wrote many tragedies Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, Julius Caesar  Fourth period  1608-1613  Calm strength and sweetness  Mother dies in 1608  Recollection of her kindness may have spurred the more positive outlook on life Cymbeline, The Winter’s Tale, The Tempest

7.  First Lost Years  1578-1582 Leaving school and marrying Anne  Second Lost Years  1582-1592  Not much information about S during this time period  People believe during these lost years Shakespeare:  Perfected his craft  Established himself as a dramatist  Gained experience at the theatre  Helped out with the family business (trading in malt, corn, wool and leather)

8.  Much like Poe, Shakespeare’s death is also a mystery  Possibly because of drinking  Dies on his 53 rd birthday, April 23 rd, 1616  S gives all of his land to his eldest daughter and gives Anne the “second-best bed”  A possible hint to their unhappy marriage

13.  Opened in 1599 in Bankside, Southward, London  Octagonal shaped building  Open air arena – circular shape  Two doors  Main entrance and exit door  Arena projected halfway into the pit  “Apron” stage  Stage extended past proscenium arch  Surrounded by three tiers of roofed galleries with balconies

14.  Shakespeare became part owner of the Globe  Virtual tour of the Globe  http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/about- us/virtual-tour  Destroyed by a fire on June 29 th, 1613