William Shakespeare By Monica Hemingway

The Beginning William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon He was supposedly born on April 23, 1564

Lower part of England

The room Shakespeare was born in

Holy Trinity Church

Parents William Shakespeare’s father, John Shakespeare, was a glover, whittawer, and a leather merchant Mary Arden, his mother, was a landed local heiress

John Shakespeare’s Job In 1565, John Shakespeare took a place at the town’s council as an alderman In 1568, he was the high bailiff, which is equivalent of a town mayor. Proper Attire: A black gown with fur and a thumb ring

Education Nobody knows, for sure, where he attended school Shakespeare had knowledge in: Latin Classical Greek Those were mandatory classes at the Grammar School of Stratford

Grammar School in Stratford

Shakespeare’s School Shakespeare must of left school at the age of 14 or 15, which was normal Discipline was rough Children learned to read and write by the age of 4 or 5

The First Lost Years Between 1578 – 1582 He may have travelled to Italy He may have gone out to find a job such as : –Law Clerk –Schoolmaster –Scrivener –Soldier –Sailor 1579 – Anne Shakespeare dies

Shakespeare–Criminal Record? Sir Thomas was so covetous To covet so much deer When horns enough upon his head Most plainly did appear Had not his worship one deer left? What then? He had a wife Took pains enough to find him horns Should last him during his life.

Marriage Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway on November 28, 1582

Family Susanna, the first daughter, was born on May 26, 1583 Hamnet and Judith, twins, were born on February 2, 1585

Names William named Hamnet and Judith after his friends, Hamnet and Judith Sadler The couple owned a bakery They became the twin’s god-parents Hamnet and Judith’s first baby was a boy named William

The Second Lost Years Between 1582 – 1592 He definitely left Stratford Probably to pursue his career in London

The Summer of 1588 William Shakespeare is 24 years old Volunteered at the Armada Muster Met a girl who was the daughter of Richard Woodward, a land owner

Bitter Disappointments Hamnet, one of the twins, died in childhood at the age of 11 Hamnet’s death was caused by an illness John Comb, one of Shakespeare’s friends, died and left him £5

Robert Greene Robert Greene was a Cambridge MA He was born in 1558 He was a writer and a pamphleteer Robert Greene called Shakespeare an “upstart young cow” in 1592

The Globe Theatre The original Globe Theatre was built by James Burbage in In 1597, the company technically owned the Theatre The landlord, Giles Allen, wanted to tear the Theatre down.

The Globe Theatre (cont.) The company then purchased property at Blackfriars in Upper Frater Hall The bough along £600 for theatrical use The old lease allowed the company to dismantle the building themselves…

The Second Globe Theatre The men took down the Theatre Moved the materials across the Thames to Bankside Then, proceeded to use the materials in constructing the second Globe Theatre

The second Globe Theatre

The Aftermath Giles Allen returned to London He sued the carpenter for £800 The courts found in favor of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men The court ordered Allen to desist from any other legal charges

Shakespeare’s Career Some of his plays were made even before 1592 Made his career with Francis Meres and Philip Henslowe

Shakespeare’s Career (cont.) He was the principal poet for the Chamberlain’s Men The greatest honor and the most important opportunity in Shakespeare’s life

Titus Andronicus George Peele had been known to be the original author Changed the name to Titus and Vespasian In 1598, Shakespeare’s partner showed proof that the play was an original of Shakespeare’s

This is the only surviving contemporary illustration from the play, because the Globe Theatre gets burned down in 1613

Shakespeare is reciting a play in front of the Court of Queen Elizabeth l.

Arden of Feversham No one knows who wrote the play Printed in 1592 Made before Shakespeare’s play, Henry IV

Comedy Shakespeare’s first comedies were: The Taming of the Shrew The Two Gentlemen of Verona The Comedy of Errors

Shakespeare Lost A Play The play Cardenio had been known to exist in Shakespeare’s time It was played in theatres It was very popular We have no record of the play whatsoever

Writing: Romeo & Juliet Shakespeare used: Knight’s Tale (1559) Diana (1560) Romeus and Juliet (1562) In 1595, he took all these together and made the play Romeo & Juliet

Venus and Adonis A poem Earl of Southampton is Shakespeare’s patron Probably made for/to the Earl of Southampton

The dedication page to the play.

New Place In about 1594, William Shakespeare purchased property He purchased the second largest house in town Is was called New Place

Fires In 1594, only part of Stratford burned down In 1595, another fire happened in Stratford, but it was even worse.

Afterwards John Shakespeare dies Edmund Shakespeare dies Mary Shakespeare dies

Retirement He wrote his will in 1611: Pg.1Pg. 2 Pg. 3

Will Most of his properties went to his daughter Susanna £300 went to Judith, one of the twins He left his “second best bed” to his wife

Shakespeare’s Tombstone Good friend, for Jesus’ sake,forbear To dig the dust enclosed here; Blest be the man that spares these stones And curst he that moves my bones.

1613 The Globe Theatre burned to the ground A cannonball shot during the play of Henry VIII It ignited the thatched roof of the gallery

The Globe Theatre: Rediscovered The foundations of the Theatre were rediscovered in 1989 People began to reconstruct it is 1993 The latest Globe Theatre was completed in 1996

Publishing In 1623, after Shakespeare’s death, Shakespeare’s plays published by William Jaggard. The first folio contained 36 plays and sold for… £1

Facts Shakespeare invented the word "assassination” and “bump” There are no authentic portraits of William Shakespeare

Facts (cont.) There are more than 80 spelling variations of the name “Shakespeare” Whenever William Shakespeare wrote his name, he never wrote his name correctly This signature on his will says: William Shakspear

Facts (cont.) Some planet’s moons are named after characters in Shakespeare’s plays There is a rumor that Shakespeare has an illegitimate son Shakespeare’s family was mostly illiterate

Grandchildren Susanna married John Hall, a doctor, in 1607 In 1608, Elizabeth Hall is born Judith married Thomas Quiney, a vintner, in 1616 In 1616, Shakespeare Quiney is born In 1617, Richard Quiney is born In 1619, Thomas Quiney is born

Coat of Arms “Not Without Right”

The Shakespeare Family Tree Key = Died in childhood/plague. = Marriage John ShakespeareMary Arden JoanMargaret William Shakespeare GilbertJoanAnneRichardEdmund Anne Hathaway SusannaJohn HallHamnetThomas QuineyJudith ElizabethShakespeareRichardThomas