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William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
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William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Comedies
Tragedies
12
plays
Characteristics
- Bad ending
- Fall of nobleman
- External pressures
Examples:
- Romeo and Juliet
- Hamlet
- Othello
- The King Lear
- Macbeth
Characteristics:
- Good ending
- Separation and unification
- A struggle of young lovers to be together
Examples:
- The MMerchant of Venice
- The Tempest
- The Winter's Tal
16 plays
Historical context
Historical plays
The Elizabethan period
Period of Rebirth
BIOGRAPHY
Characteristics:
- Based on king's lives
- They had Tudor propaganda
- They show how good things were with these kings.
Examples:
- Henry IV
- Henry V
- Henry VI
- Henry VIII
- Period of transformation in Europe, specially in Italy and England.
- Shakespeare lived in Elizabethan period, an era of change and development
12 plays
- He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon
- He married Anne Hathaway at the age of 18. He had 3 children, one of them (Hamnet) died at the age of 11 years old.
- He moved to London to become a write and an actor.
- He died on April 23rd 1616 at his home.
Influence on culture and arts
- There was a huge influence on culture, arts and literature:
- LITERATURE: Shakespeare was one of the most influenced figures in literature
- EDUCATION: people started to learn to write and read
- MUSIC: music became important in the court
- RELIGION:Anglicanism
Types of plays
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