Welcome to Renaissance England Its Time Its time

Welcome to Renaissance England.

It’s Time!

It’s time to don your doublet!

Tighten your trussing!

Get on your galligaskins!

Females, fit on your farthingales!

Smooth your stomachers!

Remember your ruffs!

Slip on your shoes! And grab your gloves!

Ladies?

Gentlemen?

Is everybody ready? We’re going to theater!

The Globe Theater

The Globe!

Shakespeare’s theater was located just outside of London, England.

The theaters were built often located across outside the city limits from the Thames River to avoid the outside the city proper jurisdiction of the of London. authorities.

The city officials did not approve of theaters for several reasons: • People skipped work to see plays. • The theater encouraged immorality. • Crowds were breeding grounds for the plague.

Many theaters were closed from 1593 -94 because of the bubonic plague.

The Globe Theater 1599 Burned in 1613

The New Globe Theater 1999

A white flag is flying. The young men are Poetry is a higher class of The stageais a lower class There’s The groundlings have dressing up to take the art than play writing is. profession, and no women play today! paid their penny are female roles. will appear there. the standing to watch It’s afternoon, time for play. the play to start.

The wealthy are in We’re in for a real the upper decks. It’streat! good the plague is It’s one of over and theaters The play is about Shakespeare’s are open again. to begin! tragedies!

William Shakespeare

What do we know about Shakespeare? He married Anne His father was a He wrote 37 very His hometown He purchased a coat of He has a monument in When he retired he went They had three Hathaway when he He moved to London and successful plays. middle class was Stratford-on. His vocabulary was arms to make his family He died on April 23, 1616. Westminster Abbey back to Stratford-on-Avon His acting company children, including was 18 years old. became an actor, butcher, mayor, Avon. huge: 17, 000 to 34, 000 upper class. though he’s buried in She was 26! and bought the best was called “The Lord a set of twins. playwright, and theater Hehouse was Later born it in became words! & glovemaker. Stratford-on-Avon. in town. Chamberlain’s Men. ” owner. April 1564. “The King’s Men. ”

The published In 1623, the firstcollectionwas of known as the First Folio. Shakespeare's works was. The word "folio" refersof to a book published. Several made up of sheets of actors paper Shakespeare's fellow folded once to formoftwo compiled thirty-six leaves of equalplays. size, or four Shakespeare's pages.

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What influence has Shakespeare had on us? He has had an amazing influence on the English language.

Have you heard these phrases? n I couldn’t sleep a wink. n He was dead as a doornail. n She’s a tower of strength. n They hoodwinked us. n I’m green-eyed with jealousy. n We’d better lie low for awhile. n Keep a civil tongue in your head.

These are just some of the many expressions coined by the master of language, William Shakespeare.

The Plays n Comedies n Tragedies n Histories

Comedies n The Taming of the Shrew n Much Ado About Nothing n As You Like It n Twelfth Night n Midsummer Night’s Dream

Tragedies n Hamlet n Romeo and Juliet n Othello n King Lear n Macbeth

Histories n Richard III n Henry V n King John n Henry VIII n Henry IV Parts 1 and 2

Shakespeare’s plays were regarded as popular entertainment during the Elizabethan era. They were not studied as scholarly texts.

• Queen Elizabeth was a great supporter of the arts. • The Lord Chamberlain’s Men were invited to court to perform for the Queen.

Now, let the show begin!

Sources Used pictures from High Fashion in Shakespeare’s Time by Andrew Brownfoot, Five Castles Press Ltd. , 1992 n Fashion n Shakespeare’s Book of Insults, Insights, & Infinite Jests, by John W. Seder, Templegate Publishers, 1984 n The Story of English by Robert Mc. Crum, et. al. , Penguin Books, 1987