William Shakespeare на английском

Bard, which merely means poet, was born in the year

1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, which is a town in England. William Shakespeare’s dad John Shakespeare was a merchant. Because of his father’s social standing. William was able to attend Stratford Grammar School until the age of fourteen for free.

of what happened to William Shakespeare after school until he

marries Anne Hathaway. There is another time for which historians cannot account, these years are know as the “lost years.”

arrives in London where he joins Lord Chamberlain’s Men, a

successful theater company.
This company changes its name to The King's Men in 1603. Shakespeare stays a member of this company until he retires in 1610. While in the company, Shakespeare made his living three ways: he was part owner of the Globe theatre, he was an actor, and he was a playwright. During this time very little Scenery was used on stage, but was accomplished by Dialogue or conversation between characters.

England is referred to as the Elizabethan Era. This Era

is named after Queen Elizabeth I, who was Britain's first female monarch. She was the daughter of Henry VIII, who had her mother's head chopped off for not producing a male child.

that the Queen enjoyed theatre because the theatres were constantly

closed because of the Bubonic Plague and the queen was good about having the theatres reopened. Otherwise, some would have liked to see these theatres, such as the Globe, which held about 2,500 to 3,000 spectators, closed for good.

them into three genres: comedy, tragedy, and history. Shakespeare was

well known for his Word Play, which is a technique that uses vocabulary that has more than one meaning. Romeo and Juliet, which was written in Shakespeare's early years, is considered a tragedy.

Shakespeare retells a story that can be dated back to

as early as fourth century Greece. Shakespeare uses a narrative poem called "Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet," which is written by Arthur Brook, to get most of his information for his play. Shakespeare sets his Romeo and Juliet in Verona, Italy.

male actor’s, built the Globe Theatre, of which William Shakespeare

owned ten percent. This theatre, like most theatres, had a flag on the top of it, which indicated to people that there would be a play that day, the color of the flag would indicate the type of play. Plays were performed during the afternoon because they needed to take advantage of the sunlight.

all other theaters in Elizabethan England, it had only Men

perform on stage because women were not allowed to act. Most Female roles were played by adolescent boys. Like all other theatres in Elizabethan England, it had only men perform on stage because women were not allowed to act.

of Henry VIII. A canon was accidentally shot into the

thatched roof and the whole theatre was set ablaze. The theatre was rebuilt in 1614 without Shakespeare, for he had retired. Shakespeare dies in 1616 at age 52. About 30 years later, Puritans assume power in England and have the theatre torn down.