William Shakespeare. 1564-1616

1. William Shakespeare 1564-1616

2. AII THE WORLD’S A STAGE, AND AII THE MEN AND WOMEN MERELY PLAYERS.

W. SHAKESPEARE
(«AS YOU LIKE IT»)

3. William Shakespeare

• Was born on April 23,
1564 in Stratford-UponAvon, England

4. William Shakespeare Early years

• His father, John Shakespeare, owned a shop as a glove
maker and also held several government positions,
including Mayor of Stratford.
• His mother’s name was Mary Arden.
• He was the 3rd child of 8 children.

5. William Shakespeare Early years

• He received excellent education with heavy
focus on grammar and literature at the King’s
New School.

6. William Shakespeare

• Married at age 18 to Anne
Hathaway (she was 26).
• 1st child was a daughter,
Susanna -born in 1583.
• Twins, Hamnet and
Judith, born in 1585.
• Hamnet died at age of 11.

7. William Shakespeare “Lost Years”

The period between
1585 and 1592 is
known as the “Lost
Years” because there
are no documentary
records of
Shakespeare’s
activities

8. William Shakespeare

• Moved to London around 1591
at the age of 23 and became an
actor.
• Worked with the Lord
Chamberlin’s company of
players, later known as the King’s
Men.
• Worked both as an actor and a
writer.
• Most of his plays were performed
in the new Globe Theatre.

9. William Shakespeare Later Years

• Returned to Stratford
around 1610 where
he lived as a country
gentleman
• Wealthy - owned one
of the largest homes
in town

10.

William Shakespeare
Shakespeare died in
1616 at the age of
52 in Stratford. He
died on the same
date as his birthday,
the 23rd of April.
He was buried in
Holy Trinity Church
in Stratford-upon
Avon.

11. Westminster Abbey

A monument was erected to the memory
of the great playwright in the Poet’s
Corner in Westminster Abbey.
Westminster Abbey

12. William Shakespeare Works of Literature

• Along with acting, he also wrote
some of the most renowned
literature written in the English
language:
• 154 sonnets (a poem of 14 lines
which follows a strict rhyme
scheme and specific structure);
• 37 plays - comedies, tragedies,
and historical plays;
• 7 books of poems;
• The first collected edition of
Shakespeare’s plays was
published in 1623.

13. William Shakespeare Works of Literature

Friendship
Death
Love
Shakespeare’s
conceptions
Betrayal
Family

14. Works

• Shakespeare wrote 37 plays:
- 10 tragedies
- 17 comedies
- 10 historical plays.
His plays and poems have been published in
many languages. They are well known among
people.

15. William Shakespeare 17 comedies

• All’s Well that Ends Well
• As You Like It
• Comedy of Errors
• Measure for Measure
• Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Taming of the Shrew
• Much Ado About Nothing
• Twelfth Night
• Merchant of Venice

16. “Twelfth Night”

17. “Much ado about nothing”

18. “Midsummer Night’s Dream”

19. William Shakespeare 10 tragedies

• Julius Caesar
• Hamlet
• Macbeth
• Othello
• Romeo and
Juliet
• King Lear

20. “Hamlet”

21. “King Lear”

22. “Othello”

23. “Macbeth”

24. “Romeo and Juliet”

25. William Shakespeare 10 historical plays

• King Henry V
• King John
• Richard II
• Richard III

26. “Richard III”

27. William Shakespeare sonnet 130

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips' red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are
dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her
head.
I have seen roses damasked, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress
reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound.
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress when she walks treads on the
ground.
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.
Ее глаза на звезды не похожи
Нельзя уста кораллами назвать,
Не белоснежна плеч открытых кожа,
И черной проволокой вьется прядь.
С дамасской розой, алой или белой,
Нельзя сравнить оттенок этих щек.
А тело пахнет так, как пахнет тело,
Не как фиалки нежный лепесток.
Ты не найдешь в ней совершенных
линий,
Особенного света на челе.
Не знаю я, как шествуют богини,
Но милая ступает по земле.
И все ж она уступит тем едва ли,
Кого в сравненьях пышных оболгали.
(Перевод С.Маршака)

28. William Shakespeare Works of Literature

• His vocabulary was HUGE somewhere between 17,000
and 34,000 words!
• The estimated vocabulary of an
educated person today is
around 15,000 words.
• According to the Oxford English
Dictionary Shakespeare
introduced nearly 3,000 words
into the English language.

29. William Shakespeare Works of Literature

He had an
amazing
influence on
the English
language

30. William Shakespeare

Shakespearianisms
Author’s translation
What is a piece of work is a man! Что за мастерское создание –
человек! (М.Лозинский)
(“Hamlet”)
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Краткость – сестра таланта.
(А.Чехов)
(“Hamlet”)
Curiosity killed a cat.
Любопытство до добра не
доведет. (Б.Пастернак)
(“Macbeth”)
All is well that ends well.
Все хорошо, что хорошо
кончается. (М.Лозинский)
(“Macbeth”)
Something is rotten in the state of Не все в порядке в Датском
королевстве. (Б.Пастернак)
Denmark.
(“Hamlet”)
A fool’s paradise.
Мир фантазий. (Б.Пастернак)
(“Romeo and Juliet”)
Salad days.
Молодо – зелено. (Б.Пастернак)
(“Antonius and Cleopatra”)

31. Elizabethan Age

• Shakespeare lived and
wrote during what is
known as the English
Renaissance, which lasted
from about 1485 through
the 1660s
• Period is also known as
Elizabethan Age, named
after Queen Elizabeth who
ruled England from 15581603

32. Globe Theatre

• Shakespeare and the
Lord Chamberlain’s
Men performed at
Burbage’s theatre until
1599, when they built
their own playhouse,
the Globe
• Shakespeare referred to
the Globe as “this
wooden O,” a term that
led scholars to believe it
was a circular building

33. A white flag indicates that there is a play today.

34. Plays were performed during the day.

.
Plays were performed during the day.

35. The groundlings stood by the stage.

36.

The wealthy sat in the upper decks.

37. Young men dressed up to play the female roles.

38. Globe Theatre

• Attending Shakespeare’s
theatre was quite different
from attending theatre
today, which is thought of
as very quiet and austere
• In Elizabethan England it
was a noisy, popular
gathering place for people
of all ages and from all
walks of life

39. Globe Theatre

• Drinking and eating were
permitted in the pit, which
often became very noisy
• If a spectator did not like
a particular character or
scene, he or she would
feel free to hiss or boo of
throw anything he or she
might have on hand

40. Globe Theatre

• The original theatre was
destroyed by a fire in
1613
• It was rebuilt in 1614,
closed in 1642, and
demolished in 1644
• A modern reconstruction
of the original Globe,
named “Shakespeare’s
Globe Theatre” opened in
1997

41. Globe Theatre

• Today, audiences
of this “wooden O”
can sit in the
gallery or stand as
informally as a
groundling…

42. Globe Theatre

…just as they
would have
done 400
years ago!

43. STRATFORD-UPON-AVON NOWADAYS

44.

W.SHAKESPEARE’S
BIRTHPLACE in HENLY STREET

45.

THE BACKYARD OF THE HOUSE

46. W. SHAKESPEARE’S SCHOOL IN STRATFORD-UPON-AVON

47. GLOBE THEATRE NOWADAYS

48. Globe Theatre nowadays

49. STRATFORD ROYAL SHAKESPEARE THEATRE (1932)

50.

51. GARDENS OF NEW PLACE

HERE W. SHAKESPEARE SPENT HIS LAST
YEARS OF HIS LIFE.
THE HOUSE WAS DESTROYED. THERE IS A
GARDEN ON ITS PLACE.

52.

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH STRATFORD

53. HOLY TRINITY CHURCH THE FIRST MONUMENT

54. HOLY TRINITY CHURCH W. SHAKESPEARE’S GRAVE STONE

AFTER WILLIAM
SHAKESPEARE’S
DEATH THERE WAS
MUCH TALK ABOUT
REMOVING HIS
REMAINS FROM
STRATFORD TO THE
WESMINSTER ABBEY
BUT THE IDEA WAS
SOON ABANDONED.

55. POET’S CORNER IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY

56. «HE WAS NOT OF AN AGE, BUT FOR ALL TIME.» Ben Johnson (1572-1637)