William Shakespeare

1 слайд
William Shakespeare

2 слайд
 William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, he was born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford- on-Avon. The exact date of his birth/death is unknown.  William went to a grammar school and had a good education.  When he was 18, he married a farmer's daughter, Anne Hathaway. She was 8 years older than him. Together during their marriage, they had three children. Suzanne, Hamnet and Judith.  Shakespeare has influenced the English language more than any other author in history due to the fact that he popularized and invented many words and phrases.

3 слайд
His literary work is usually divided into three periods. The first period (1590-1600) – comedies The second period (1600-1608) – tragedies The third period (1609-1612) - Romantic Dramas:

4 слайд
 1590-1593 " The Taming of the Shrew “  1595 “Romeo and Juliet“  1596 “A Midsummer Night‘s Dream“  1599 “Julius Caesar“  1600 “As You Like It“  1600 “Twelfth Night“  1601 “Hamlet“  1603 “All’s Well That Ends Well"  1604 “Othello”  1606 “ King Lear”During his writing career, Shakespeare wrote at least 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and a number of other poems. The most famous plays written by Shakespeare

5 слайд
The central themes of shakespeare`s plays: 1. Humanism. The love for mankind is seen in every play. 2. Freedom. The idea of freedom for people is felt in Shakespeare’s tragedies and historical plays. 3. Patriotism 4. The masses as a political force. 5. Relationship of men in a society

6 слайд
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

7 слайд
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of William Shakespeare about two teenage "star-cross'd lovers"whose untimely deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet , is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal "young lovers".