Shakespeare’s Background
By Sally Sommers and George Smith – p. 2
• 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-onAvon and later moved
to London to become
an actor and
playwright.
Works Cited
• Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Homepage –
www.shakesglobe.com
• University of Michigan Department of
English – www.umich.edu/English
• ClipArt City – www.clipartcity.com (image)
Whitt/Bock
What types of works did
Shakespeare write?
BY: CLAUDIA LOPEZ &
LEHMANN
PERIOD 1
SADIE
•He mainly wrote about comedies, tragedies, and
histories
•His Famous Works-Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Macbeth
•“Shall I compare thee to a summers day?...”
-Sonnet 18
Works Cited
Shakespeare’s Works
www.folger.edu/content/Discover-Shakespeare/Shakespeare-life
Shakespeare’s quotes/plays/poems
www.absoluteshakespeare.com
Shakespeare’s plays
www.shakespeare-online.com/plays
Clipart
http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/virtexhib/shakespeare/images/tempest.jpg
Theater in Shakespeare’s time
By Chase Balosky and Zach Wilson-p.1
• The theater culture was
highly ranked and
admired by people of
high rank.
• Shakespeare attracted
many of the best actors
to his plays.
• He wrote plays for the
people that could not or
write.
Works cited
• Britannicahttp:/www.britanica.com/ebchecked/topic/53
7853/william-shakespeare
• Biographyhttp:/www.biography.com/people/williamsha
kespeare-9480323
• Picturewww.picsdrive.com/williamshakespeare/13
THE
GLOBE
Before
The Globe was Shakespeare’s Theater.
The Theater was constructed in 1576 and burned
down in 1613.
In the Theater, actors performed in Shakespeare’s
plays.
Works Cited
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/theglobe-theater-burns-down
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/theatre/
http://www.shakespeareonline.com/theatre/globe.html
Pictures: http://day-todaywithshakespeare.weebly.com/the-globetheatre.html
Shakespeare Time Period
Nathan 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 Cited
Sahly 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-
• The women had very
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.
little, if any, choice in who
she was going to marry
and often, marriages were
usually arranged so both
families involved would
benefit.
 Life in Elizabethan England- www.elizabethan.org
 Elizabethan Wedding Customs- www.william-shakespeare.info
 Shakespeare Picture-
http://cdn1.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/images/williamshakespeare.jpg
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
Josh Topps, Precious
Barstatis, Lori Groesbeck
Period 1
•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.
 http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/romeojuliet/char
acters.html
 http://litcharts.com/lit/romeoandjuliet/characters
 http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=shakespeare&FOR
M=HDRSC2#view=detail&id=B37C3AD6E228865D30AA72
3E3B83CF9A824EF765&selectedIndex=40 (#sunglasses)
 http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=shakespeare&FOR
M=HDRSC2#view=detail&id=3358D94337FD87480F9FBD0
2057699986A7F189F&selectedIndex=2 (image)
Totally real
picture.