Shakespeare’s Background • Little documented information actually exists about his childhood. • Church baptism and funeral records suggest Shakespeare was born in 1564 • He grew up in a town called Stratf0rd-on- Avon and later moved to London to become an actor and playwright. By Sally Sommers and George Smith – p. 2
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Shakespeare’s Background
• Little documented information actually exists about his childhood.
• Church baptism and funeral records suggest Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died in 1616.
• He grew up in a town called Stratf0rd-on-Avon and later moved to London to become an actor and playwright.
By Sally Sommers and George Smith – p. 2
Works Cited• Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
Homepage – www.shakesglobe.com
• University of Michigan Department of English – www.umich.edu/English
Shakespeare Time PeriodNathan Sahly and Matthew Beckerman Period 1
He lived in 1564 through 1616.Shakespeare lived through the Renaissance
Era.This time period focused on the arts such as,
writing, music, and painting.
Work CitedSahly Beckerman p.1
Shakespeare and the Early Modern English Theatre-www.watson.org/nleigh/shakespeare.html
Life and Times-shakespeare.palomar.edu/life.html
Clip Art City-www.clipartcity.com (images)
The common age for non-noble families to get married was around 25-26 years of age for men and around 23 years of age for women.
With permission, boys could marry at 14 and girls could marry at 12.
Marriages in Shakespeare’s TimeBy Matt Giles and Sophie O’Rourke Rusin – P. 1
• The women had very little, if any, choice in who she was going to marry and often, marriages were usually arranged so both families involved would benefit.
What are the Characteristics of Shakespeare's tragedies By: Alex Frank and Danny Bailey per 1- slide 9
Tragedies were first written and practiced by the Greeks
Written about a Protagonist that is a good person and then they make destructive actions or choices that lead to death and down fall
Characteristics of them are very sad and move the audience
Works Cited
Wise geek www.wisegeek.org College of liberal arts http://cla.calpoly.edu Picture found www.wikipedia.com
•Romeo- He is very sensitive, intelligent, and impulsive. He is the son of Montague and Lady Montague, and he secretly marries Juliet.•Juliet- She is the daughter of Capulet and Lady Capulet. She is very beautiful and secretly marries Romeo, even though their families are enemies.•Friar Lawrence- He is a close friend of Romeo and Juliet and secretly helps them get married. He is a Catholic holy man and is always ready with a plan.
Characters in Romeo and Juliet
Josh Topps, Precious Barstatis, Lori Groesbeck Period 1