What is ONE thing that you found interesting or surprising about Elizabethan England. WHY?

What is ONE thing that you found interesting or

surprising about Elizabethan England.

WHY?

Why is it called Elizabethan England?It was named after Queen Elizabeth

How long was it called this?1558-1603

What is one good thing that came from this time?Cultural Renaissance

What is one bad thing that happened during this time?Bubonic (Black) Plague

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?William Shakespeare

Today we are going to focus on

Shakespeare’s background and life

as a playwright.

“Shakespeare was not of an age; but for all time.”

Born- April of 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire.

Population- 1500 people & 200 houses. Shakespeare‘s family was well off. He was most likely educated in the local

school, where he studied Latin and Greek, among other subjects, during a school day that often lasted from dawn to dusk.

Not much information is known about Shakespeare's youth

Shakespeare was most likely exposed to acting groups when he was a child as companies passed through his town

1576- Theatres were just being built around the time that Shakespeare was 121st= The Theatre; 15762nd=The Curtain; 15773rd=The Rose; 1587

1582-Married to Anne Hathaway (he was 18; she was 26, eight years his senior)

1583- 1st child, Susanna1585-Twins: Hamnet and Judith1592- Will is well-known in theatre (most likely joined an acting company)

1594- Joined The Lord Chamberlin's Men (acting company)(In 1603 this company was renamed “The King’s Men”)

1597- He was able to buy the largest and most elegant house in his home town

1599- Shakespeare became joint owner of the famous Globe theater

1610- Retired and returned to his home in Stratford a wealthy man

1616- He lived there comfortably until his death on April 23 (it is popularly believed that he died on his birthday).

Wrote a total of about 37 playsHe is buried in Holy Trinity Church

in Stratford-upon-Avon.

William Shakespeare

Sonnet•William Shakespeare liked to write in sonnet form. •Does anyone know what a sonnet is?

•A sonnet is a type of poem that has… •14 lines•Rhyme pattern of abab cdcd efef gg•10 syllables per line

Now old desire doth in his deathbed lie

And young affection gapes to be his heir;

That fair for which love groaned for and would die,

With tender Juliet matched, is now not fair.

Now Romeo is beloved, and loves again,

Alike bewitched by the charm of looks;

But to his foe supposed he must complain,

And she steal love’s sweet bait from fearful hooks.

Being held a foe, he may not have access

To breathe such vows as lovers use to swear;

And she as much in love, her means much less

To meet her new beloved any where.

But passion lends them power, time means, to meet,

Tempering extremities with extreme sweet.

ABABCDCDEFEFGG

SONNET-Create your own sonnet-Use topics from Elizabethan England

(the queen, playhouses, the plague, Shakespeare)

OR-Use topics that Shakespeare would write about.

(love, hatred, jealousy…)

Mini Sonnet

•Create your own “miniature sonnet”

•1 stanza (ABAB)

•1 rhyming couplet (GG)

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