Friday, April 4, 2008
William Shakespeare: Plays...
HAMlET: is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601. The play, set in Denmark, recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father, the King, and then taken the throne and married Hamlet's mother.
King Lear: is a tragedy, believed written between 1603 and 1606, and is considered one of his greatest works. The play is based on the legend of King Leir of Britain.
Macbeth: is among the best-known of William Shakespeare's plays, and is his shortest tragedy believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606. The play tells of the dangers of the lust for power and the betrayal of friends.
Romeo and Juliet: is an early tragedy about two teenage "star-cross'd lovers" whose "untimely deaths" ultimately unite their feuding households.
As You Like It is a comedy, believed to have been written in 1509 or early 1600. It features one of Shakespeare's most famous and oft-quoted lines, "All the world's a stage", and has been adapted for radio, film, and musical theater.
King Lear: is a tragedy, believed written between 1603 and 1606, and is considered one of his greatest works. The play is based on the legend of King Leir of Britain.
Macbeth: is among the best-known of William Shakespeare's plays, and is his shortest tragedy believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606. The play tells of the dangers of the lust for power and the betrayal of friends.
Romeo and Juliet: is an early tragedy about two teenage "star-cross'd lovers" whose "untimely deaths" ultimately unite their feuding households.
As You Like It is a comedy, believed to have been written in 1509 or early 1600. It features one of Shakespeare's most famous and oft-quoted lines, "All the world's a stage", and has been adapted for radio, film, and musical theater.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
William Shakespeares Biography
William Shakespeare was the third child of John and Mary Shakespeare. We don’t really know his exact birth date but we assume he was born in 1564 because of his baptism records, and at that time its was modern for children to be baptized a few days after being born. He has two sisters and four brothers. Only one sister and four brothers survived to adulthood.
A bond certificate dated November the 28th, 1582, shows that William was married at the age of 18 to a 26 year old, pregnant women by the name of Anne Hathaway. Seven months later they had their first child, Susanna. Baptism records show that William also had twins named Hamnet and Judith. After 11 years William's only son, Hamnet, died do to the cause of an outbreak of the Bubonic Plague, also know as the Black Death or the Black Plague. Hamnet was buried in stratford on August 11, 1596. Records show that that he died on April the 23rd 1616.
A bond certificate dated November the 28th, 1582, shows that William was married at the age of 18 to a 26 year old, pregnant women by the name of Anne Hathaway. Seven months later they had their first child, Susanna. Baptism records show that William also had twins named Hamnet and Judith. After 11 years William's only son, Hamnet, died do to the cause of an outbreak of the Bubonic Plague, also know as the Black Death or the Black Plague. Hamnet was buried in stratford on August 11, 1596. Records show that that he died on April the 23rd 1616.
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