William shakespeare

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

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“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.” William Shakespeare

Way of life…

• Born April 23 or 26 1564- died April 26, 1616
• Stratford-upon-Avon
• 3rd of 8 children
• Parents: John and Mary Arden Shakespeare
• Mary—daughter of wealthy landowner
• John—glove maker, local politician

Attended King’s New School

• Attended King’s New School

in Stratford

Educated in:

• Rhetoric
• Logic
• History
• Latin

• Married in 1582 to Anne Hathaway
• Had twins in 1585
• Sometime between 1585-1592, he moved to London and began working in theatre.
• Poet
• Playwright
• Actor

THEATRE CAREER

Member and later part-owner of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men under Queen Elizabeth I

Globe Theater built in 1599 by L.C.M. with Shakespeare as primary investor

Later called the King’s Men under King James I

Burned down in 1613 during one of Shakespeare’s plays

What happened between 1593-1594 to theater companies?

SHAKESPEARE’S LANGUAGE

• Shakespeare wrote in “Early Modern English.”
• EME was not very different from “Modern English
• In Shakespeare’s time, everyone loved the English language.
• There were no grammar rules, punctuation keys, OR spelling!
• The language was evolving and everyday new words were being made up.
• Shakespeare’s language reflects this freedom and experimentation.

• A mix of old and very new
• Rural and urban words/images
• Understandable by the lowest peasant and the highest noble
• How many words did he use?
• 30,000
• How many words do we use today?
• 6,000-15,000