1. William Shakespeare’s Life and Times

2. Young Shakespeare Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Born and raised in Stratford-on-Avon
Father was once mayor of the town
Mother was daughter of father’s landlord

3. William Shakespeare Attended primary school and Latin grammar school
1583: Married Anne Hathaway & had 3 children
The Dark Years: lack of info about Shakespeare between 1585 and 1592

4. London in Shakespeare’s Time
Shakespeare moved to London.
Conditions in London were not pleasant:
Homes of the poor were small and dirty
Sewage ran in open ditches in the streets
Overcrowding and unemployment were major problems.

5. London Bridge
Heads of traitors were displayed on pikes on the city’s main bridge.

6. The Globe The most famous London Playhouse
Flew a flag to announce a performance
Acting companies used boys to play female roles.
Shakespeare was a member of Lord Chamberlain’s Company (a traveling company of professional actors), later called The King’s Men.

7. Objections to Theaters
Large assemblies of people
Spread diseases
Politics
Fires
Theaters were often located outside the city walls to avoid censorship by London’s Lord Mayor.

8. The New Globe

9. The wealthy’s view of the stage

10. “The Heavens” as seen by the groundlings

11. Romeo and Juliet Written between 1591-1595
highly moral tone (theme): disobedience, in addition to fate, is what brings about the deaths of the two lovers
Feud--a prolonged conflict between families.
The feud is so old that the cause has been forgotten.

12. The Balcony Scene “Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore art thou Romeo?”
Remember: Wherefore means “Why”

13. Star-Crossed Lovers Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy.
In a tragedy, the main character(s) face negative episodes and tend to die.

14. The End

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