Shakespeare: English poet and playwright

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Shakespeare :
English poet and
playwright
by Vlasova Masha and Morozova Aglaya

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Introduction
Shakespeare’s first book was published in 1594. Since
then he became famous.
Shakespeare’s work can be divided into 3 periods:
The first period – from 1590 to 1601 – when he wrote
histories, comedies and sonnets.
The second period – from 1601 to 1608 – was the
period of tragedies.
The third period – from 1608 to 1612 – when he wrote
mostly tragi-comedies.
These 3 periods are sometimes called optimistic,
pessimistic and romantic.

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Optimistic period
• Shakespeare’s comedies belong to the first
period of his creative work. They all are written
in his playful manner and in the brilliant
poetry that conveys the spectator to Italy.
Some of the first plays of the first period are:
“Richard 3” (1592), “The comedy of errors”
(1592), “Romeo and Juliet” (1594), “Julius
Caesar” (1599), “As you like it” (1599), 1600 –
“Twelfth night”.
• Shakespeare’s poems are also attributed to the
first period, “Venus and Adonis” and “Lucre”,
and 154 sonnets. “Venus and Adonis” was the
first of Shakespeare`s works that came off the
press.

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Pessimistic period
• The second period of Shakespeare’s
literary work is famous for his tragedies.
They are «Hamlet», «Othello», «King
Lear», «Macbeth», «Timon of Atheus»,
and others.
• In his tragedies Shakespeare shows
great human problems, the social
injustice. Something must be done to
change he world. He believed in a better
future for all people. The ideas of
freedom and happiness for all people
have maid him the greatest humanist of
the world.

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Romantic period
Shakespeare’s plays of the third period
are called the Romantic Dramas. He
transports us to a world of fantasy and
allegory. The plays of the third periods
are : «Cymbeline», «The Winter Tale»,
«The Tempest», «Henry VIII».

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The Globe
In 1599, Shakespeare founded the Globe
Theater with 6 other associates. «The
Globe» was a summer theatre situated on
the bank of the Thames. The building was
round. The galleries and the stage had a
roof over them, but the pit was open to the
sky. There were two doors. A sing of
Hercules with the globe on his shoulders
was displayed in front of the main door.
The Latin words were written there: «All
the world is a stage». A flying flag was
there on the top of the theatre during the
performance. Performances always began
at three o’clock in the afternoon and lasted
for three hours. The stage had three floors.
At the end of the performance clowns
appeared and enjoy the spectators.