2. Early Life Birth April 23, 1564 Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire Baptized Holy Trinity Church April 26, 1564 *Proven facts of early life came from church documents.*
3. Education/Schooling 2 years at petty school Reading Writing Grammar (secondary) school Latin Greek Fostering Went to live with the Houghton family in Lancashire Recommended by teacher *Did not attend college.*
4. The Lost Years Undocumented period of Shakespeare’s life 1585-1592 Could have help any “odd” jobs Soldier, moneylender, etc. May have traveled Plays suggest he visited Italy
5. Career Start Actor 1592 First reference to Shakespeare Implies he had been working as an actor Writer Early 1590’s? Early plays Presented at the Rose London’s most popular theater in early 1590s *Did not have a clear career start.*
10. The Queen, the Theater, and Shakespeare Active and generous financer of the theater Had own acting company Queen’s men Stood against Puritans that wanted to shut down theaters Elizabethan theaters wouldn’t have survived without her help Asked Shakespeare to write a play that showed Falstaff in love Character from Henry VIII Inspired The Merry Wives of Windsor Gave approval and support to Shakespeare
11. Reputation Then High reputation = Wealth Had wise investing Bought New Place Second biggest home in Stratford King James I Named Shakespeare’s theater King’s company A.k.a.: King’s men Became king’s coronation Officer in royal household Had relations with the Queen
12. Adult Family Life Wife Married in 1582 To Anne Hathaway 26 years old Shakespeare: 17 years old Lived separately Puritan beliefs Anne may have believed that theater plays went against her beliefs Kids Daughter in 1583 Susanna Twins in 1585 Hamnet Died at 11 years old Boy Judith Girl
13. Death Died April 23, 1616 Cause of death unknown Knew he was ill when signing will Burial April 26, 1616 Holy Trinity Church
14. Biggest Legacy The plays Romeo & Juliet Hamlet Macbeth Anthony and Cleopatra A Midsummer Night’s Dream All’s Well that Ends Well Poetry The Sonnets The Rape of Lucrece Venus and Adonis Expressions We have seen better days (As You Like It) Too much of a good thing (As You Like It) Wild-goose chase (Romeo & Juliet) Words Assassination (noun) Bedroom (noun) Rant (verb) Compromise (verb) Blushing (adjective) Threateningly (adverb)
15. Controversial Writing Critics suspect that it’s not Shakespeare’s work Think Shakespeare was an ordinary person Wouldn’t have been able to be so influential Possible that noble put Shakespeare’s name on works Puritans considered theater as evil, sinful, and cause of plague Multiple Candidates Sir Francis Bacon Philosopher Playwright Both have similar vocabulary
16. Controversial Writing (cont’d) Christopher Marlowe Playwright Died young, couldn’t have been “Shakespeare” Both used average word length of 4.2 letters Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford Playwright High educated Well traveled Went to places Shakespeare wrote about Most noble of the 3 candidates Would have needed to hide involvement with theater from Church
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