William Shakespeare
1564-1616
“All the world 's a stage, / And all the men and women merely players.”——
Born in Stratford The 3rd of 8 kids Married at age 18
• (his wife was 26)
Worked as an actor By 1594 at least 6 plays had been published
Queen Elizabeth
What do you think she was like?
Elizabethan Fashion
"She must be stifling in that thing"
The Globe Theater 1599
Burned in 1613
The New Globe Theater 1999
The Plays
Comedy Tragedy Historica
Comedies
The Taming of the Shrew Much Ado About Nothing As You Like I Twelfth Night Midsummer Night’s Dream
Tragedies
Hamlet Romeo and Juliet Othello King Lear Macbeth