Welcome English I 121112 Please take out your

Welcome English I! 12/11/12 Please take out your Homework: l Run-on/Fragment Practice Set up a page in your notebook/binder for CORNELL NOTES: (Two Columns) Main Ideas /// Details & Examples

William Shakespeare

Shakespeare’s Life l Born April 23, 1564 in Stratford England l He died on his 52 nd birthday—April 23, 1616 To the right you can see a map of the world. The bubble shows you where England is located and what it looks like.

Shakespeare’s Life Continued… l He married in November, 1582 to Anne Hathaway. l Shakespeare was 18 and Anne was 26 and pregnant at the time they married. l He had three children (Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith). l His son, Hamnet, died as a young child.

Shakespeare’s Life Continued… l Wrote 37 plays (about 1. 5 plays a year since he started in 1589 at age 25). l He also wrote about 154 sonnets (a specific type of poem). l He started out as an actor. He acted in his plays and those of others.

The Globe Theatre l The Globe was built in 1599. l It Burned down in 1613. l It was Roofless/open air. l There was no artificial lighting. l The Courtyard surrounded by 3 levels of galleries.

The Globe Theatre

Rebuilt Globe Theatre in London

The Spectators l The wealthy sat on benches in the balconies l Groundlings (poor people) stood and watched from the pit (courtyard) l Groundlings would sometimes throw food at the actors l All but the wealthy were uneducated/illiterate

Wealthy Spectators

Groundlings/Peasants

The Plays l Plays firmly attributed to Shakespeare: l 14 comedies – Ending in marriage l Midsummer Night’s Dream, Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, Much Ado about Nothing… l 10 histories – Richard III, Richard II, Henry IV… l 10 tragedies – Ending in death l Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Othello… l 4 romances – Combination of tragedy and comedy --Pericles, Cymbeline, Winter’s Tale, the Tempest

The Actors l Only men and boys l Young boys whose voices had not changed played women’s roles l It would have been indecent for a woman to appear on stage

The Poetry l Two major poems l Venus and Adonis l Rape of Lucrece l 154 Sonnets l Numerous other poems l Poetry usually dedicated to a patron

Shakespeare’s Language l Shakespeare spoke and wrote his plays in Early Modern English. l The language we speak today is called Modern English.

EXIT SUMMARY Underneath your 2 -column notes, please write a summary of the most important information about Shakespeare’s life and accomplishments. (You will be able to use these notes/summary on your QUIZ TOMORROW)