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FOCUS QUESTIONSWhy study ShakespeareObscure biographyCreative work: periodsThe Authorship question Greatness

Слайд 1WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE?

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE!

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE?WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE!

Слайд 2FOCUS QUESTIONS
Why study Shakespeare
Obscure biography
Creative work: periods
The Authorship question
Greatness


FOCUS QUESTIONSWhy study ShakespeareObscure biographyCreative work: periodsThe Authorship question Greatness

Слайд 3WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564 –1616)

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE  (1564 –1616)

Слайд 4 WHY

STUDY

SHAKESPEARE?

WHY STUDY SHAKESPEARE?

Слайд 5People who have studied Shakespeare:
Have a broader view of the world

in general.
Have a greater understanding of human nature (greed, faithfulness, love, power, gentleness, poor choices, honesty, integrity, popularity, danger, patriotism, selfishness, self-sacrifice, etc.).

People who have studied Shakespeare:Have a broader view of the world in general.Have a greater understanding of

Слайд 6Why Shakespeare?
“Someone that would ask, "Why do you study Shakespeare?" hasn't

really taken the time to know him. Once you give yourself the patience to get into Shakespeare YOU ARE HOOKED and other literature pales.“
Why Shakespeare?“Someone that would ask,

Слайд 7Great Man
English Renaissance is the Age of William Shakespeare. But the

age knew many brilliant men. What makes him the greatest of the great?
Great Man	English Renaissance is the Age of William Shakespeare. But the age knew many brilliant men. What

Слайд 8Answer the question
How is it then that a playwright had such

a powerful appeal to later generations and is still popular today?
?


Answer the question	How is it then that a playwright had such a powerful appeal to later generations

Слайд 9 The answer as a rule given is that

Shakespeare understood

human affairs in their essential aspects and explored them in a way, which was both individual and universal at one and the same time.

The answer as a rule given is that  Shakespeare understood human affairs in their essential aspects

Слайд 10 He was
a magnificent poet
a great dramatist
a psychologist

a philosopher.
So many aspects of his genius!


He was a magnificent poet a great dramatist a psychologist a philosopher. 		So many aspects of his

Слайд 11EARLY LIFE

Little is known about Shakespeare’s life.
Born (assumed)
and died on

the


EARLY LIFE		Little is known about Shakespeare’s life.	Born (assumed) and died on the

Слайд 12Nothing is known for certain about his childhood

Born in the town

Stratford-upon-Avon
in a middle class
family.
The eldest of 8
children.
He probably went to the local grammar school.
Nothing is known for certain about his childhood Born in the town Stratford-upon-Avonin a middle classfamily.The eldest

Слайд 13 At the age of 18 he married.
Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway had

three children – a son, Hamnet (died in 1596), and two daughters, Susanna and Judith. His only granddaughter Elizabeth died childless in 1670.
Shakespeare therefore has no
direct descendants.


At the age of 18 he married.	Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway had three children – a son, Hamnet

Слайд 14LIFE STORY
At the age of 21 he left Stratford. The next

7 years are often called “the lost years” because no one knows for sure what Shakespeare did during this time.
But in 1592 his first work was printed and at that time he lived in London.

LIFE STORY 	At the age of 21 he left Stratford. The next 7 years are often called

Слайд 16He spent most of his career in London as an actor,

playwright, one of the owners of the GLOBE theatre
where many of his plays were first staged.
Fame, friends
and money were
his.

He spent most of his career in London as an actor, playwright, one of the owners of

Слайд 17There are more than 80 variations recorded for the spelling of

Shakespeare’s name. He spelt his name “Willm Shaksp,” “William Shakespe,” “Wm Shakspe,” “William Shakspere,” ”Willm Shakspere,” and “William Shakspeare”.
There are no records of him ever having spelt it “William Shakespeare”, as we know him today.
There are more than 80 variations recorded for the spelling of Shakespeare’s name. He spelt his name

Слайд 18LATER YEARS
Shakespeare bought property at Stratford where his family lived. In

1611 he returned to his native town and spent his last days there. Died in 1616 and was buried in the church of Stratford.

LATER YEARSShakespeare bought property at Stratford where his family lived. In 1611 he returned to his native

Слайд 19Inscription on Shakespeare’s grave
A stone slab covering his grave is inscribed

with a curse against moving his bones
Good frend for Iesvs sake forbeare,To digg the dvst encloased heare.Blest be ye man yt spares thes stones,And cvrst be he yt moves my bones.
Inscription on Shakespeare’s grave 	A stone slab covering his grave is inscribed with a curse against moving

Слайд 21CREATIVE WORK: Historical Background
The young dramatist began his writing career in

the Elizabethan age that is called
“Golden Age in
English literature”.
CREATIVE WORK:  Historical Background	The young dramatist began his writing career in the Elizabethan age that is

Слайд 22 Freedom for thought to express itself, variety in life and freshness

of experience. The printing press, travel, and the social intercourse all stimulated intellectual activity.


Freedom for thought to express itself, variety in life and freshness of experience. The printing press, travel,

Слайд 23Creative Work
Shakespeare’s plays are usually described as comedies, tragedies and histories,

but this is an oversimplification as many of them do not fall precisely into any one category.
Creative Work	Shakespeare’s plays are usually described as comedies, tragedies and histories, but this is an oversimplification as

Слайд 24 3 Periods (? ) of His Creative Work
In the first

period - history plays. The main subject of his historical chronicles is history and political life of the time. They cover a period of more than 3 hundred years of English history (12th-16th centuries).



3 Periods (? ) of His Creative Work In the first period - history plays. The main

Слайд 25 King Henry YI
The Tragedy of King Richard III
The Tragedy of

King Richard II
The Life And Death of King John
King Henry YIThe Tragedy of King Richard IIIThe Tragedy of King Richard IIThe Life And Death

Слайд 26The 1-st Period
In the first period he wrote 9 brilliant comedies

full of humanist love for people.
The drama The Merchant of Venice & the two early tragedies Romeo and Juliet and …
The 1-st PeriodIn the first period he wrote 9 brilliant comedies full of humanist love for people.The

Слайд 279 Comedies:
The Comedy of Errors
The Taming of the Shrew
The Two Gentlemen

of Verona
Love’s Labour’s Lost
9 Comedies:The Comedy of ErrorsThe Taming of the ShrewThe Two Gentlemen of VeronaLove’s Labour’s Lost

Слайд 28A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
The Merry Wives of Windsor
As

You Like It
Twelfth Night; Or What You Will



A Midsummer Night’s DreamMuch Ado About NothingThe Merry Wives of WindsorAs You Like ItTwelfth Night; Or What

Слайд 29 Julius Caesar showed that Shakespeare’s approval to reality became more pessimistic

and his plays became more serious as time went on.
During this period Shakespeare was becoming better and
better at writing, but not yet
at his peak.

Julius Caesar showed that Shakespeare’s approval to reality became more pessimistic and his plays became more serious

Слайд 30The 2-nd Period

The second period between 1601-1608 is the period of

the greatest Shakespeare’s dramatic achievement as he wrote his 4 great tragedies.
The 2-nd Period	The second period between 1601-1608 is the period of the greatest Shakespeare’s dramatic achievement as

Слайд 32
In his tragedies he touched upon the moral problems of

universal significance – honesty, cruelty, kindness, love that made them to be of great interest to every new generation.
In his tragedies he touched upon the moral problems of universal significance – honesty, cruelty, kindness,

Слайд 33
The play, which is an exception to the dark, serious,

tragic matters of evil and death, is All’s Well That Ends Well. Perhaps it was something that Shakespeare wrote very quickly for a special occasion.


The play, which is an exception to the dark, serious, tragic matters of evil and death,

Слайд 34The 3-rd Period
The plays of the third period –1609-1612 differ from

everything written by Shakespeare before. He still touched upon important social and moral problems, but
The 3-rd Period	The plays of the third period –1609-1612 differ from everything written by Shakespeare before. He

Слайд 35
now he suggested utopian solutions to them. He introduced romantic

and fantastic elements due to which the works of this period are called romantic dramas.

now he suggested utopian solutions to them. He introduced romantic and fantastic elements due to which

Слайд 37William Shakespeare is the author of 2 poems,
37 plays,
and 154 sonnets.


In his sonnets he showed his extraordinary powers of expression and his depth of emotional understanding.
William Shakespeare is the author of 2 poems,37 plays,and 154 sonnets. In his sonnets he showed his

Слайд 38 Shakespeare’s plays were first printed 7 years after his death.
Ben

Jonson wrote such lines, which have only, become more true as the centuries have passed,
”He was not of an age, but for all time”.

Shakespeare’s plays were first printed 7 years after his death. Ben Jonson wrote such lines, which have

Слайд 39




For four hundred years, doubts have been recorded about whether William

Shakespeare actually wrote the works attributed to him.

For four hundred years, doubts have been recorded about whether William Shakespeare actually wrote the works attributed

Слайд 40Around 150 years after Shakespeare's death, doubts began to emerge about

the authorship of Shakespeare's works. Alternative most notable candidates
proposed include Francis Bacon proposed include Francis Bacon, Christopher Marlowe proposed include Francis Bacon, Christopher Marlowe, and Edward de Vere, the Earl of Oxford. Popular interest in the subject has continued into the 21st century.
Around 150 years after Shakespeare's death, doubts began to emerge about the authorship of Shakespeare's works. Alternative

Слайд 41GREAT STORIES! GREAT MAN!
The works of William Shakespeare have the symbolic status

of immortal classics.
GREAT STORIES! GREAT MAN!The works of William Shakespeare have the symbolic status of immortal classics.

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