“Famous writes(poets) of Great Britain”

№3 им. А.С. Пушкина
Ярошкевич Ольга
Руководитель: Петросова Наталия Георгиевна
Учитель английского

языка


2016 г.

His father was a well-to-do merchant. There were 8 children

in their family. William was the third child.

Shakespeare's birth place

a small town, Stratford-upon-Avon… He learned Latin Greek and many

other interesting subject. Shakespeare knew a lot!

same school. At the age of18 he married Ann Hathaway.

he was 18, and she was 26 when they got married. When he was 21 years old he left for London; there he made friends with many actors.

Droict - Fr. "Not without right"

theatrical works, but the first extant sources belong to 1592. Soon

he began to write plays. Sometimes he worked as an actor. But the actors did not have their own theatre, that is why they built a theatre and called it “Globe”.

a huge amphitheatre without a roof. The seats were curved

around a stage that was built on many levels.
Plays always started at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. People who didn't have the money to buy a seat were allowed to stand in the front of the stage. All kinds of people came to see the shows– housewives, children, noblemen and even visitors from other countries. The company also presented special plays for kings and queens.
Shakespeare and his fellow actors were responsible for everything in the Globe theatre. They owned the building and the costumes, they wrote the scripts and they also shared the profits that they made. The actors and writers of the theatre worked together successfully for many years.

are comedies, histories, tragedies. His plays are the most known

in English literature, they are studied in many schools and universities all over the world. Shakespeare wrote 37 plays. Among them are “Hamlet”, “King Lear”, “Macbeth”, “Othello”, “Romeo and Juliet”… He also wrote 154 sonnets.

Romeo and Juliet. Unfortunately, they died, but they did not

stop loving each other. THEY STAYED YOUNG FOREVER!

Romeo and Juliet. Painting F. Dixie (1884)

1616.He was buried in the church of Stratford-upon-Avon. But Shakespeare’s

plays are still popular. Nowadays many people like them. We laugh and cry with Shakespeare’s characters. He is acknowledged as one of the greatest writers of all time, and has remained popular with readers around the world.

Shakespeare's autograph on his will