2. The birth of William Shakespeare Born April 23,1564 Born April 23,1564 Born in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England Born in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England

3. Family Mother: Mary Shakespeare Mother: Mary Shakespeare Father: John Shakespeare Father: John Shakespeare Married in 1557 Married in 1557 Siblings Siblings The third of 8, but the first two died before he was born Joan (lived 2 months) Margaret (1 year) Gilbert (46 years) Joan (77 years) Anne (7 years) Richard (39 years) Edmund (27 years)

4. Education Shakespeare attended local grammar school in Stratford Shakespeare attended local grammar school in Stratford studied primarily Latin rhetoric, logic, and literature studied primarily Latin rhetoric, logic, and literature

5. Marriage and Children 1582 (18) Married Anne Hathaway 1582 (18) Married Anne Hathaway 1582 first daughter was born Susanna 1582 first daughter was born Susanna 1585 twins Judith and Hament 1585 twins Judith and Hament Hament died at age 11 Hament died at age 11

6. Accomplishments 1594-1608 worked for the London Theatre World 1594-1608 worked for the London Theatre World Wrote Hamlet, Julius Caesar, A Midsummer Night's Dream,Richard the Third, and Romeo and Juliet Wrote Hamlet, Julius Caesar, A Midsummer Night's Dream,Richard the Third, and Romeo and Juliet 1609 154 sonnets were published 1609 154 sonnets were published After his death in 1623 his friends published his first folio After his death in 1623 his friends published his first folio The folio included 154 sonnets, 37 plays and 2 long poems. The folio included 154 sonnets, 37 plays and 2 long poems.

7. Major Plays Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is a Tragedy about two teenagers whose untimely deaths ultimately unite their feuding families is a Tragedy about two teenagers whose untimely deaths ultimately unite their feuding families A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream Is a romantic comedy It portrays the adventures of four young lovers who inhabit a moonlit forest. Is a romantic comedy It portrays the adventures of four young lovers who inhabit a moonlit forest. Hamlet Hamlet Is a Tragedy it recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet’s father, the King, and then taken the throne and married Hamlet’s mother. Julius Caesar Julius Caesar Is a tragedy It portrays the conspiracy against the Roman dictator, Julius Caesar, his assassination and its aftermath.

8. The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, Lord Chamberlin’s Men, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613. The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, Lord Chamberlin’s Men, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613. The Globe was an octagonal-shaped building with an open-air stage that could hold as many as 3000 people. The general audience were "groundlings," who sat or stood on the ground to watch, while those who could afford to sit in gallery boxes. There were specially- constructed trapdoors as well as a gallery above the stage for balcony scenes, exits and entrances. The Globe was an octagonal-shaped building with an open-air stage that could hold as many as 3000 people. The general audience were "groundlings," who sat or stood on the ground to watch, while those who could afford to sit in gallery boxes. There were specially- constructed trapdoors as well as a gallery above the stage for balcony scenes, exits and entrances.

9. Romeo and Juliet Tragedy Tragedy The theme is Love. The theme is Love. Romeo and Juliet will do whatever it takes to be with each other. Romeo and Juliet will do whatever it takes to be with each other. It is generally believed that the play is based on a real Italian love story from the 3rd Century. The ‘real families’ are the Capulet and the Montague families. Shakespeare wrote his version in 1594 which was based on Arthur Brooke’s poem of 1562. It is generally believed that the play is based on a real Italian love story from the 3rd Century. The ‘real families’ are the Capulet and the Montague families. Shakespeare wrote his version in 1594 which was based on Arthur Brooke’s poem of 1562.

10. The Costumes The names of parts of the Elizabethan wardrobe indicate their foreign origins: French hose, French hood, Venetians, Spanish bonnet. The names of parts of the Elizabethan wardrobe indicate their foreign origins: French hose, French hood, Venetians, Spanish bonnet.

11. Major Literary Works Henry IV (parts 1-3) 1589-1592 1589-1592 Romeo and Juliet 1591 1591 Titus Andronicus 1592 1592 A Midsummer Night's Dream 1596 1596 Henry IV (parts 1,2) 1596-1598 1596-1598 Much Ado About Nothing 1598 1598 Julius Caesar 1599 1599 As You Like It 1599Hamlet Twelfth Night 1601Othello 1602Macbeth King Lear 1605Sonnets 1609 Henry VIII 1613