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William Shakespeare His era and writing To understand a difficult literary work, it’s helpful to know about… Life of the writer History of the era How the author used language Genre(s) of the writing Who was William Shakespeare? A husband and father An actor A poet A playwright Shakespeare’s Era Born 1564, died 1616 The Elizabethan Era Elizabethan Theatre Popular with all classes Few props or costumes Performed in daylight No female actors The NEW Globe Theatre Shakespeare’s Writing Stages of English: Old Middle Early Modern Modern What stage of English do you think Shakespeare wrote in? Old, Middle, Early Modern, or Modern? O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name; Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a Capulet. --William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, c.1594 The Language of Shakespeare’s Plays Early Modern English Poetic Figurative language Iambic pentameter (10 syllables per line) Syntax is often inverted (like Yoda speaks) The Plays 38 plays (37 alone, 1 collaborated) Four genres: History Tragedy Comedy Romance History Plays English kings Battles Embellished the truth 10 plays Henry V, King John, Richard III… Tragedies End in death (a lot of it) Show a great man’s downfall Dark magic, insanity, ghosts, superstitions 10 plays Julius Caesar, Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet… Comedies End with marriages Relationship problems Light magic/trickery Funny 13 plays Twelfth Night, As You Like It, A Midsummer Night’s Dream… Romance Plays NOT like romance novels! Like fairy tales Characters separate and reunite 5 plays Cymbeline, Pericles, The Winter’s Tale, The Tempest, The Two Noble Kinsman When you read or see work by William Shakespeare, what facts from this presentation are helpful to keep in mind?