William Shakespeare

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Shakespeare¶s Life

§Born 1564, Died 1616

§English poet & playwright
§Widely regarded as the greatest
writer in the English language
§ The world's pre-eminent dramatist
§Often called the "Bard of Avon´
§Surviving works consist of 38 plays
154 sonnets, two long narrative
poems, and several other poems
§His plays are performed more often
than those of any other playwright.
 Shakespeare¶s Comedy Plays

"Comedy", in its Elizabethan usage, had a very different meaning from modern
comedy. A Shakespearean comedy is one that has a happy ending, and style
that is more light-hearted than Shakespeare's other plays.

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ne of Shakespeare¶s most
enduring comic characters
 Shakespeare¶s Tragedy Plays

King Lear
One of Shakespeare¶s most tragic characters

A Shakespearean tragedy is the polar opposite of a comedy; it

"...exemplifies the sense that human beings are inevitably doomed
through their own failures or errors, or even the ironic action of their
virtues, or through the nature of fate, destiny, or the human condition to
suffer, fail, and die...." In other words, it is a drama with an unhappy
ending.
 Shakespeare¶s History Plays

  is one of Shakespeare¶s most famous history plays.

The histories are those plays based on the lives of English kings. The source for most of the
history plays is the well known
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Shakespeare's history plays focus on only a small part of the characters' lives and frequently
omit significant events for dramatic purposes
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Breakdown of Works by Genre

Comedy Plays- 17
Tragedy Plays- 10
History Plays- 10
Sonnets- 154
Examples of Each Play Genre
amous Speeches from Shakespeare

§Hamlet¶s ³To Be, or Not To Be´ Speech

§Oacbeth¶s ³Is this a dagger I see before me?´ Speech
§Richard III¶s ³Now is the winter of our discontent Speech
§Juliet¶s ³Romeo, Romeo, Where for art thou, Romeo?
§Henry V¶s St. Crispin¶s Day Speech
§The Porter¶s Speech from Oacbeth
§Oarc Antony¶s Eulogy from Julius Caesar

St. Crispin¶s Day Speech

from Kenneth Branaugh¶s
Henry V
 Credits

Websites referenced in this presentation include:

www.shakespeare-online.com
absoluteshakespeare.com
www.shakespeare.com
www.bardweb.net
frmarkdwhite.files.wordpress.com
 Self Assessment Question #1

Which of these plays is considered a history play?

a. Oacbeth
b. As You Like It
c. King Lear
d. Henry V
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 Self Assessment Question #2

In what genre did Shakespeare write most often?

a) Comedy plays
b) Sonnets
c) Tragedy Plays
d) History Plays
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 Self Assessment Question #3

Which of these is one of Shakespeare¶s most prominent comic

characters?

a) The Porter
b) Hamlet
c) Sir John alstaff
d) Richard III
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