Shakespearean
Times
Introduction to
Shakespeare
Introduction to Shakespeare
Life and Times
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Language of
Shakespearean
Times
Introduction to Shakespeare
Shakespeare's complex sentence structures and use of now
outdated words lead many students to think they are reading
Old or Middle English. Shakespeare's works are actually
written in Early Modern English.
• Thou You When “you” is the subject of the sentence.
• Thee You When “you” is the object of the sentence.
Is this language different
from our own? How so?
Thee and Thou
• afeard (adj.)
afraid, frightened, scared
• anon (adv.)
soon, shortly, presently
• What, you egg! Young fry of treachery!
Taken from: Macbeth
• A fool go with thy soul, whither it goes!
Taken from: Henry IV, part I
• O, [thou art] as tedious as a tired horse, a railing wife, Worse than a
smoky house.
Taken from: Henry IV, part I
Common Shakespearean
words and Insults
Yes. The lower class people were talked with much more
slang than people who were of higher class.
Yes because theatre language was more proper than street
language. Street language was much more slang.
Did Everyone Talk like this? Were
there different dialects for
different classes? Was language
in the theater different from street
language?
Shakespeare contributed over 3,000 words to the English
language because he was the first author to write them
down. Of this number more than one tenth or 1,700 were
used for the first time.
These are some examples of words he introduced to the
English language
• Addiction
• Assassination
Did Shakespeare create
his own words or
phrases?
COMEDY AND
TRAGEDY IN
SHAKESPEAR
Abbey, Camron, and Albert
• In Shakespeare times comedy's where comedy's because they
followed a certain plot diagram that is shaped like a “U” and
have no rules, they can be anything.
• Comedy's have happy endings and usually have to do with
marriage of unmarried charters. They have a lighthearted
feeling to them.
• In Shakespeare times comedy's normal had a struggle between
young lovers and a problem is presented from a elder.
• They had mistaken identity's ,love, confusion, labyrinth plots,
heighten tensions with family's, multiple intertwining plots and
lots of puns.
What does Comedy mean
in Shakespeare times?
• We all know that tragedy has to do with sad times and
losses but that’s not all!
• In some Shakespeare plays some common themes where
a noble person dyeing, a feeling of “awe”, good vs. evil,
an error, both people who are fighting die in a strange
way, conflict, one persons emotions cause death,
struggles against supernatural events, good is rewarded,
and comic relief.
What did Tragedy mean in
Shakespeare times?
• Here and some of the most well known Shakespeare
plays/story’s
• All that’s well ends well
• As you like it
• A midsummers nights dream
• Twelfth night
• Measure for measure
• The Taine of the shrew
• The merchant of Venice
• They are comedy's because they follow the characteristics of
Shakespeare's Comedy's. (will be explained in following
slides)
Famous Comedy's?
• Here are some famous tragedy's,
• Julius Caesar- is a tragedy because there is a guilt ridden
tragedy, lots of fear, and the characters are afraid of being
killed.
• Romeo and Juliet- because of the suicide deaths and the
sad ending
• Macbeth- because a man was consumed in greed, its sad,
and shows what power can do to a person.
Famous Tragedy's
• Social conformity: Trying to be like someone. We can
relate to this because everyone wants to be popular at
some point
• Political Transition: We can relate because everyone
wants to have a position of power at some point in there
life.
• Love: This is the most relatable because everyone goes
though love and loss
How can people relate to
these story's?
• SHAKESPEARE TIMES
• Comedy was not comedy because it was funny, it was
comedy because it followed a “U” shaped plot and has no
rules as to what can happen.
• Tragedy had to do with things like a fatal flaw (weakness
leads to downfall) The bigger they are the hared they fall
( Flaw of a nobleman, Wealthy downfalls are more
triadic) External pressure (Victim to external pressure)
How is Shakespeare
Comedy and tragedy
different from todays?
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MODERN TIME
Comedy is comedy because it is funny
Different genres of comedy's
Tragedy's are simple, low tolerance, uncritical thinking,
idealistic, spirited, and serous.
• Comedy's are Complex, high tolerance, have critical
thinking, and are playful.
Continued…
• Shakespeare wrote 10 tragedy's and 18 comedy's
Other facts
Shakespeare The
Man
Shakespeare was born in April 26th, 1564, at Stratfordupon-Avon.
He died April 23rd, 1616. Stratford-upon-Avon
Date and place of birth,
and death
Shakespeare wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets and 2 narratives. He has his top 10
plays
1. Hamlet
2. Romeo and Juliet
3. Henry V
4. Midsummer Night’s Dream
5. Macbeth
6. Richard III
7. Julius Caesar
8. Twelfth Night or What You Will
9. The Taming Of The Shrew
10. Othello, The Moor Of Venice
He’s also very proud of his achievement of having 2 daughters, 1 son and a
lovely wife.
Major Achievements
William Shakespeare went to school at King Edward VI
School, Strat-upon-Avon. He started school when he was 7,
then he ended at the age 14. He was given a free education,
but there was no specific records relating to him attending
school.
Education
• Started as an actor and a playwright in 1592
• By the early 1590s, documents show Shakespeare was managing a
partner in the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, acting company in London
• In 1603 the company changed its name to the King’s Men, which was
already very popular. Records also show that Shakespeare had works
published and sold as popular literature.
• He attracted the attnetion of Henry Wriothesley, Earl of
Southampton, who he dedicated his first and second published
poems.
• By 1597, 15 of the 37 plays written by Shakespeare were published.
• He spent of his time in the city and came home once a year during
the 40-ay Lenten period, when theatres were closed.
Work Facts
• He Illuminated human experience
• He wrote and published great stories, but preferred them
to be performed on stage
• He created compelling characters
• He had the ability to turn a phrase
Overview of what made
him Significant
• Suicide occurs 13 times in Shakespeare’s plays. It occurs
in Romeo and Juliet when they commit suicide, in Julius
Caesar where both Brutus, Cassius, and Brutus’ wife
Portia die by stabbing.
• There are 157 million pages about Shakespeare on
Google, 132 million for God, 2.7 million for Elvis
Presley, and 14.7 million for George W. Bush
• He wrote quickly and with ease; fellow playwright Ben
Jonson said “Whatsoever he penned, he never blotted out
a line.”
Odd and Interesting facts
• Process
• Shakespeare’s writing style was to use a metical pattern
consisting of lines of unrhymed iambic pentameter, called
blank verse.
• Where he got his ideas?
• He borrowed his ideas from writers born way before him
Process and ideas for
play
• 1.He lived to 52
• 2.He had seven siblings, Joan, Joan 11, Margret, Gilbert,
Anne, Richard, and Edmund
• 3.Shakespeare died a rich man
• 4.Shakespeare’s globe theatre burnt down 29 June 1613
Interesting facts about
Shakespeare
Shakespeare in the twenty first
century
By Jacob and tulsen
• We read Shakespeare to express ideas and emotion to ask
question that are likewise relevant historically. Able to
mange to eloquently unite centuries of human evoltion.
Why do we still read
Shakespeare
• We still relate by his character are human they have
positive and negative sides and have emotions and
feelings. The large variety of themes and characters that
we can use. Really good use of the art of poetry. Powerful
use of languages he used strong description of characters,
background, and atmostphere.
Can people still relate to
his plays and poetry
• Canada, United states of America, England, Italy, Greece,
Germany, Denmark. Why do they well because he is
great writer and his poetry and plays were so well written
we can use them to teach the students in high school and
higher education courses.
What countries In the world
read Shakespeare in school.
• All of Shakespeare's plays were about all the human
emotions bundled into one play and people can easily his
plays to an emotion they are feeling that is affecting them
in a big way which makes the plays still enjoyable to
today.
Why did Shakespeare
stay so popular
• Shakespeare was very talented in summarizing human
emotion in a simple yet sophisticated way. During his
years he was a very remarkable story teller and gave
listeners a vivid image of his stories. His characters were
always good then turned out to be bad by the end of the
play which kept the watchers interested and on the edge
of their seat wondering what would happen
Why did Shakespeare
become popular
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Romeo and Juliet- story of forbidden love
Hamlet- a story of revenge
Julius Caesar- a story of political maneuvering
Macbeth- a story of greed
Midsummer nights dream- a story of laughter
Famous works
• Shakespeare's plays are still performed around the world
and many of his most famous plays were all made into
blockbuster movies. Romeo and Juliet has been made in
many forms, it was made as the serious version like how
the play was and as a kid show about lawn gnomes
Are Shakespeare plays
still performed?
THE GLOBE THEATRE
By: Angel and Sarah
Who, What, Where, When, Why?
WHO?
The Globe Theatre was constructed by Shakespeare’s playing company. Lord
Chamberlain’s men built it on the land owned by Thomas Brend.
WHAT?
It’s a playhouse where actors performed many plays. In fact, Shakespeare performed
many of his great plays in the Globe Theatre.
WHERE?
Maiden Lane Southwark, London, England.
WHEN?
1599
WHY?
“The Theatre”, that had been built by Richard Burbage's father. The Burbage's originally
had a 20 year lease of the site on which the Theatre was built. When the lease ran out,
they pulled apart “The Theatre” beam by beam and transported it over the Thames to
reconstruct it as The Globe Theatre.
WHAT DID IT LOOK LIKE?
The Globe Theatre was made out of the timber taken from “The
Theatre”. It had a hexagonal shaped structure with an inner open
courtyard about 55 feet across. The Globe Theatre was three (3) stories
high with a thatched roof. It had two stages. The outer stage, was a
rectangular platform projecting into the courtyard from the back wall.
The inner stage was the recess between two projecting wings at the
very back of the outer stage. This stage was used by actors who were in
a scene but not directly involved in the immediate action of the play,
and it was also used when a scene took place in an inner room. The
Globe Theatre also had galleries on each floor.
Performances And Actors
Types of performances
• Histories
• Comedies
• Tragedies
Actors
William Shakespeare
Richard Burbadge
John Hemings
Augustine Phillips
William Kempt
Thomas Pope
George Bryan
Henry Condell
William Slye
Richard Cowly
John Lowine
John Rice
Samuell Crosse
Alexander Cooke
Samuel Gilburne
Robert Armin
William Ostler
Nathan Field
John Underwood
Nicholas Tooley
William Ecclestone
Joseph Taylor
Robert Benfield
Robert Gouge
Richard Robinson
John Schanke
AUDIENCES
How many people watches?
3000 people including audience outside the theatre.
What type of people watches?
Men and women attended plays but prosperous women would wear
masks to disguise themselves. To have comfortable and better seats
for viewing, people would have to pay more. So, wealthier people
would be able to sit in the galleries and people who couldn’t pay a
lot would have to be outside or stand by the doors.
How much did it cost?
It usually would cost around 15 to 30 Euros.
INTERESTING FACTS
• It only took 6 months to build.
• The Globe Theatre was also used for gambling and
immoral purposes.
• No women were allowed and hired to work as
actors.
• The Globe Theatre was closed for a bit due to the
Bubonic Plague.
• The Globe Theatre was burned down on June 29,
1613. There was a cannon fire during a
performance of “Henry VIII” which ignited a fire
that burned the Globe Theatre to the ground.