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1 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 “All the world 's a stage, /
And all the men and women merely players.”——

2 Born in Stratford The 3rd of 8 kids Married at age 18
(his wife was 26) Worked as an actor By 1594 at least 6 plays had been published

3 Queen Elizabeth What do you think she was like?

4 Elizabethan Fashion "She must be stifling in that thing"

5 The Globe Theater 1599 Burned in 1613

6 The New Globe Theater 1999

7 Which plays have you heard of?
The Plays Comedy Tragedy Historica Which plays have you heard of?

8 Comedies The Taming of the Shrew Much Ado About Nothing As You Like I
Twelfth Night Midsummer Night’s Dream

9 Tragedies Hamlet Romeo and Juliet Othello King Lear Macbeth


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