Parker Presents William Shakespeare

Life of William Shakespeare A. Family Born around April 23, 1564 in Stratford–on–Avon 3rd of 8 children Family was well off Most quoted, other than the Bible Well off , not stinking rich

Life of William Shakespeare B. The Dirt ! Teenage father Married Anne Hathaway at 18 - she was 26! Absentee father Scandalous in that time to be a father out of wedlock. Also scandalous to be an older woman with a younger man. Absent because it took time to go create a performance from scratch and London was a couple of of days ride from his home.

Stratford-on-Avon

Stratford-on-Avon

Life of William Shakespeare C. Schooling Attended grammar school, where he studied . . . Latin grammar and literature Use of language No further formal education! Nothing past 9th or 10th ish grade

London During Shakespeare’s Days A. The City Thames River polluted with raw sewage No running water or electricity Poverty Poverty because of the breakdown of the feudal system after the middle ages. The lower slave type ppl broke away from the kings and lords and moved to the city. They had nothing. http://www.themiddleages.net/people_middle_ages.html

London During Shakespeare’s Days B. Hygiene? (Part One) Bathing considered dangerous Body odor strong Childhood diseases Children often died young Small Pox Bubonic Plague Belief the bathing would make them sick. Small pox airborne – highly contagious Bubonic (black death, black plague) carried by fleas on rats. Poverty areas are overridden with rats. Society no way to help exterminate other than dogs and ppl catching them.

London During Shakespeare’s Days B. Hygiene? (Part Two) No running water Chamber Pots Open Sewers Crowded Chamber pot instead of a toilet. Use it then throw it out into the curb area of the street Street was probably muddy or dirt.

London During Shakespeare’s Days C. Clothes One set used all year long, rarely washed Underclothing slept in, rarely changed Clothes handed down from rich to poor The rich did not believe in bathing often either- yuck!

Theater in London A. The Theater First public theater Demolished in 1599 “The Theater” was the name of the first public theater Political reasons to shut it down and then tear it down

Theater in London

Theater in London

Theater in London B. The Globe Shakespeare and his acting company used materials salvaged from The Theater to build the Globe Theater in 1599 Penny admission Hard to believe? Think about admission to the movie theater in the ‘50s Penny for the lower income- not sure about the wealthier ppl

Theater in London

Actors All men Female parts played by young boys No actual kissing or hugging on stage Rare occasion if intimacy was in the play their might be a girl.

Audience 2000-3000 people from all walks of life Rich audience sat in covered galleries around stage Most stood in yard around platform stage – “groundlings” Balconies were the preferred area : covered, more air circulation with all ppl being stinky

The groundling Poor audience member Stood around stage in “the pit” Threw rotten vegetables at bad performances Audience cause the play to be interactive at times. Would throw if they did not like a character much like you complain at the tv or a sport

The Plays Tragedy Ends in the death of one or more of the main characters Most of Shakespeare’s tragedies involved historical individuals or events. Shakespeare sometimes altered what he found in the history books to suit his own dramatic purposes and make the plays more exciting… Can you think of a time when alterations are made to history/events to merely entertain audiences? Worked their modern day in to keep the ppl entertained, would change it up a bit to help his story line

Tragic Endings Although most tragic heroes are partly to blame for their own fates, death can be a very high price to pay for what may have seemed initially like a small failing. But in most tragedies, there is also a feeling that some good may have come out of the terrible suffering. Today ppl kill over the slightest rediculous things

Tragic Heroes All of Shakespeare’s tragedies have a tragic hero. What is the name of the main character in a story? What is the name of the character in opposition to the main character? The hero is often a man of high rank, such as a king or prince.

Julius Caesar, II. i. 35 Line References Plays are divided into sections called acts and scenes. When quotations from Shakespeare’s plays are used, line references like this show which section they come from in the play. The scene is in small Roman numerals The play’s title is written in italics Julius Caesar, II. i. 35 Parenthetical citation for a play The act is written in capital Roman numerals The line number is written as a normal number

New Words In Shakespeare’s time, there were no dictionaries. People could spell words however they wanted and sometimes they even made up new words. Over 2,000 of the words Shakespeare used had not been recorded before. Look a list up- sooo many we use EVERY WEEK

Submerged Lonely Leapfrog Countless Dwindle Fretful Shakespeare’s Words Submerged Lonely Leapfrog First used by Shakespeare and still used today!!! Countless Dwindle Fretful