1. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE HIS LIFE AND TIMES

2. EARLY YEARS Born: April 23, 1564 Baptized: Church of the Holy Trinity Birthplace: Stratford-upon-Avon Parents: John Shakespeare and Mary Arden Siblings: third child, but first son; seven children in all

3. Church where john Shakespeare and Mary Arden married: exterior

4. interior

5. MARY ARDEN’S FAMILY HOME

6. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S GRANDFATHER’S HOME: as it is today

7. STRATFORD-UPON-AVON

8. Street plan of Stratford-upon-Avon in Shakespeare's time

9. Shakespeare’s birthplace

10. CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY

11. SCHOOL DAYS Attended: Stratford Grammar School Main Subject: Latin

12. STRATFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL

13. SHAKESPEARE’S CLASSROOM

14. SHAKESPEARE’S TEACHER’S DESK

15. MARRIED LIFE Marriage: December 1582 Wife: Anne Hathaway Children: three 1. Susanna 2. Twins: Hamnet and Judith Home: New Place Untimely Death: Hamnet died- age 11

16. Some believe Shakespeare and hathaway were married here

17. ANNE Hathaway’s cottage

18. Cottage and gardens

19. NEW PLACE

20. What Shakespeare’s home might have looked like

21. William Shakespeare’s death Died: April 23, 1616 Buried: in Church of the Holy Trinity Grave: has a curse

22. Inside church of the holy trinity

23. William Shakespeare’s Death Mask http://biblioklept.org/2011/06/19/william- shakespeares-death-mask/ http://biblioklept.org/2011/06/19/william- shakespeares-death-mask/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83FU_VyC 2fk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83FU_VyC 2fk

24. Shakespeare’s acting/writing careers Lord Chamberlain’s Men/The Queen’s Men The King’s Men Writing Patron: the Earl of Southampton

25. First folio Ben Jonson First collection of Shakespeare’s works 1623 Contained Shakespeare’s 36 plays Divided the plays into three parts 1. comedies: to entertain 2. histories: recorded the fall of a great person who offended against divine and moral law 3. tragedies: denoted a play ending with the violent deaths of most of the main characters

26. First folio

28. macbeth

29. Macbeth Source: Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland Written in 1605-1606- first performed for James I Short play- maybe for James I who did not like sitting for long periods of time The play is 1. set in the 11 th century 2. set in Scotland 3. has scenes written in to please King James I 4. is a tragedy Macbeth was a real Scottish king: 1040-1057

30. Macbeth’s scotland

31. The macbeth curse? Black magic spells for the witches Those who are connected with a performance of the play are not to mention the title while in the theater or the entire company will be cursed Other names: 1. “that play” 2. “the unmentionable” 3. “the Scottish play” 4. “the plaid play”

32. Macbeth curse? They believe curse began on opening night, August 7, 1606- and continues today. So- What if? The offender must go outside, turn three times, spit, and then say the foulest word he/she can think of. Then he/she must wait for permission to re-enter the theater.

33. Do you believe?

34. The globe theater Designed in the likeness of the inns of the day.

35. Traveling actors http://gypsywaggons.co.uk/varsuk4.htm

36. Inn courtyard

37. The globe theater

38. http://www.farexplore.com/2007/08/15/shakespeare-globe-theatre.html

39. William Shakespeare’s coat of arms: october 1596