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William Shakespare, The man, the Myth, The Legend

So, you say you don’t like Shakespeare??? ► I bet I can prove you wrong! ► Seriously, I can. ► No, really, I promise you that I can prove you like Shakespeare ► Fine, don’t believe me, but we may not be friends anymore!

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Basically, it breaks down like this… William Shakespeare is responsible for a lot of the plots, characters, and themes we see in books, movies, and TV today

► The stories that Shakespeare wrote hundreds of years ago are still being told today. ► A lot of the issues and themes Shakespeare wrote about are still extremely relevant today. Believe It or Not

Shakespeare: From the Beginning ► Here are the basics: ► William Shakespeare was born in Stratford Upon Avon in England in 1564. ► Earned a living as a writer which was an extraordinary accomplishment at the time…..most writers couldn’t live on what they earned from writing ► He died in 1616.

► Was given money by sponsors such as kings to write plays “The King’s Men” were Shakespeare’s group of actors who would exclusively perform a play before the King of Scotland

Shakespeare Wrote a Lot ► Wrote at least 37 plays that we know about Shakespeare’s plays are the most performed plays of all time ► Also created a new form of poetry called the Shakespearean Sonnet ► He wrote 154 sonnets and that’s not even counting the ones that are parts of his plays

Shakespearean Sonnets ► 14 lines long ► Follow a particular rhyme scheme: ► A,B,A,B-C,D,C,D-E,F,E,F-GG ► 3 quatrains(stanzas that are four lines long) A,B,A,BONE QUATRAIN C,D,C,DONE QUATRAIN E,F,E,FONE QUATRAIN ► 1 couplet“G,G” (two lines that are next to each other that rhyme with each other).

► Married Anne Hathaway You may recognize her from The Princess Diaries & Ella Enchanted ► Wait! That can’t be right! ► Actually, that was her name…this young lady is named after her. Shakespeare’s Love Life

Ah, but true love it may not have been… ► Apparently the rumor goes that Shakespeare and Anne really didn’t love one another but they stayed together for the sake of appearances. ► When he died, Shakespeare left Anne his second best bed!

Language Shakespeare Created ► A lot of you look at Shakespeare and say, “I don’t understand this.” ► The truth is, a lot of words and phrases we use today were created by Shakespeare.

Examples of words Shakespeare Created ► Addiction ► Critic ► Assassination ► Courtship ► Bedroom ► Dwindle ► Bandit ► Exposure ► Arouse ► Gossip ► Blanket ► Mimic ► Birthplace ► Negotiate ► Champion ► Premeditate ► Cold-Blooded ► Puke ► Scuffle ► Rant

Examples of phrases created by Shakespeare ► Eaten out of house ► Make your hair stand and homeon end. ► Parting is such sweet ► Wear my heart on my sorrowsleeve ► All that glitters is not ► Didn’t sleep a wink gold ► To be or not to be ► Dead as a doornail ► Flesh and blood ► It’s Greek to me ► Good riddance ► Vanish into thin air. ► Knock, Knock. Who’s ► I won’t budge an inch.there?

Pretty cool, huh? ► There’s much more to learn about Shakespeare. ► The most important thing is to give him a chance, you’ll probably like his works. ► Remember, what makes a piece of literature a classic is that it shares a universal truth about people (the human condition). ► What does Shakespeare have to say about life? We’ll