The Enigmatic Legacy of William Shakespeare: Multifaceted Genius and Cultural Icon
Explore the mysterious life and prolific works of William Shakespeare, a multifaceted genius known for his 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and timeless contributions to literature. Uncover the enigmatic persona behind the renowned playwright and actor, delving into his creative mastery, the Globe Theater, and the scarce historical records that offer glimpses into his life and impact on the world stage.
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William Shakespeare ALL THE WORD S A STAGE -AS YOU LIKE IT
Not Sure What He Looks Like No information about his childhood No information about his person, other than his marriage lisense, grave stone epithet, court documents, business contracts, and property deeds. We only have three paintings of Shakespeare, and we aren t sure if any of them are really him. Born in Stratford, England in 1564 and died in 1616.
Multitasking Master Wrote 37 plays 154 sonnets Several businesses Husband and father of three children.
Did I Mention He Was Also an Actor? Did not take up large parts Played the ghost in Hamlet Acted in other playwright s plays Performed for both Queen Elizabeth and James I (King James Bible)
The Plays 38 plays firmly attributed to Shakespeare 14 comedies 10 histories 10 tragedies 4 romances Possibly wrote three others Collaborated on several others
The Globe Theater, but how much do we know about this theater? Try almost nothing!
Thank you, Johannes de Witt In 1596 a Dutch traveller and student called Johannes de Witt attended a play at the Swan Theatre in London.. His diary note, together with the picture, is probably the single most important source of information regarding the internal layout of London theatres. The exact dimensions of the amphitheatres have been lost in time, however, the picture of the Swan allows for an approximation. The Diary note of Johannes de Witt From diary of Johannes de Witt: "There are four amphitheatres in London so beautiful that they are worth a visit, which are given different names from their different signs. In these theatres, a different play is offered to the public every day. The two more excellent of these are situated on the other side of the Thames, towards the South, and they are called the Rose and the Swan from their signboards.. As its form seems to bear the appearance of a Roman work, I have made a drawing of it"
Theatrical Conventions of Shakespeare's Theatre A theatrical convention is a A theatrical convention is a suspension of reality. suspension of reality. No electricity Women forbidden These control the dialogue. to act on stage Minimal, contemporary costumes Minimal scenery
Theatrical Conventions of Shakespeare's Theatre Soliloquy Types of speech Aside Audience loves to be scared. Blood Use of supernatural
Hamlet WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Hamlet 400 years after Hamlet was written, people are still connecting to it. Hamlet is one the Shakespeare s most famous play, and it contains one of the most famous lines To be or not to be, that is the question (3.1)
Hamlet Hamlet tells the story about Hamlet. Hamlet s dad (King of Denmark) has been murdered by his own brother (Hamlet s Uncle Claudius). Shortly after the murder, Claudius marries Hamlet s mom Gertrude. Needless to say, Hamlet has some serious issues to deal with and he s a pretty complex character.
Hamlet The story of Hamlet dates back to at least the 9th century. It centers around Amleth (sound familiar?), a young man who fakes being crazy in order to avenge his father s murder. The story was included in a 12th century text and later translated to French before Shakespeare found it. Believe it or not, adaptations of this story have made its way into modern day films.
So why should you care? Hamlet is having a teenage crisis. Which one of you has never had an inner conflict? Struggled to figure out what to do with your life? Had conflicted feelings about your parents? yea I though so ..you can totally relate!
Conflict Internal External How does conflict add to the theme?
Soliloquy Soliloquy- a speech in which a character speaks his or her private thoughts aloud. The speaker is almost always alone and is generally unaware of an audience. Gives the reader insight into the inner conflicts of the character, or can foreshadow.
Aside Similar to the soliloquy A remark spoken in an undertone by a character. Essentially, it is mumbling to oneself or another person. Also gives insight to the characters feelings.
Foil A foil is a character who provides a striking contrast to another character. Writers use foils to call attention to certain traits possessed by the main character. Example: Donkey and Shrek
Dramatic Irony when the audience or reader knows something that the characters in the story do not know Used a lot in scary movies
Useful Vocabulary drama: a work of literature designed to be performed in front of an audience act: a division within a play, much like chapters of a novel scene: a division of an act into smaller parts comedy: a humorous work of drama tragedy: a serious work of drama in which the hero suffers catastrophe or serious misfortune, usually because of his own actions dialogue: conversation between two or more characters stage directions: italicized comments that identify parts of the setting or the use of props or costumes, give further information about a character, or provide background information iambic pentameter: a line of poetry that contains 5 iambs of two syllables each monologue: a long speech spoken by a character to himself, another character, or to the audience
Think about this Madness Revenge Mortality Religion Lies and deceit Family Sexuality Playing roles Gender
Revenge In Elizabethan London, people often amused themselves by watching executions and other bloody spectacles. Dramatists of the time helped to satisfy the public s taste for blood by creating revenge tragedies
Religion Even though the reformation was 60 years old by the time Hamlet was written, elements of Catholicism are still evident. Catholicism vs. Protestantism
Incest During the Elizabethan era, marriage between a widow and her late husband s brother was forbidden by both Catholics and Protestants. Henry VIII tried to justify his divorce from Catherine of Aragon, who had been married to his older brother, by citing this passage in the Bible: The man who takes to wife the wife of his brother: that is impurity (Leviticus 20:21)
Health During this time period, doctors believed that emotions were controlled by a mixture of four humors in the body. Blood (happiness) Yellow bile (anger) Black bile (depression) Phlegm (calm/apathetic)
What were the influences on Early Modern (also called Elizabethan or Shakespearean) English ? The Elizabethan period presents the English language in a transitional and undeveloped condition, rejecting and inventing much that the verdict of posterity has retained and discarded (Abbott 15).
Influences on Shakespeare s English Values of the time: clarity preferred over correctness, and brevity preferred over both clarity and correctness New discoveries = new thoughts that require new words Revival of classical studies (Greek, Latin) Transitional period of the Language Greater influence of spoken English over written (more contractions) From A Shakespearean Grammar by Edwin Abbott
Qualities of Shakespearean English Grammatical errors (according to today s rules of Standard English) Any part of speech can be used as any other Versatility in the arrangement of words in sentences Words and phrases have a greater variety of uses than today
Adjectives In Shakespeares English Add y to any word to form an adjective Slumbery agitation Macbeth 5.1.12 Unheedy haste A Midsummer Night s Dream 1.1.237 Articles (a, an, the) may be omitted When lion rough in wildest rage doth roar A Midsummer Night s Dream5.1.224 ( a omitted before lion )
Adjectives In Shakespeares English Adjectives may be used as adverbs or nouns Which the false man does easy. Macbeth 2.3.143 (easily) Grow not instant old. Hamlet 1.2.94 (instantly) Adjectives may be compounded I am too sudden-bold. Love s Labour Lost 2.1.197 Honorable-dangerous Julius Caesar 1.3.124
Adjectives In Shakespeares English -er and -est added where today s English doesn t add them Horrider: Cymbeline 4.2.331 Certainer Much Ado About Nothing 5.3.62 Double comparative and superlative More nearer Hamlet 2.1.11 Most unkindest Julius Caesar 3.2.187 Adjective may be placed AFTER the noun rather than before In the seat royal Richard III 3.1.164
Adverbs in Shakespeares English Along may mean along with me Forth, hence, and hither may be used to show motion without a verb I have no mind of feasting forth tonight Merchant of Venice 2.2.37 Double negative: Viola in Twelfth Night says, Nor never none /Shall mistress of it be, save I alone, by which she meant that no one except herself would ever be mistress of her heart.
Prepositions in Shakespeares English May be left out That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds Romeo and Juliet3.1.122 to left out before clouds May differ slightly in meaning to today s prepositions, but the meaning is usually decipherable
Verbs in Shakespeares English The -ed ending may be omitted These things indeed you have articulate Henry IV 5.1.72 (articulated) to may be omitted in an infinitive The rest I wish thee gather. Henry VI 2.5.96 (to gather)
Verbs in Shakespeares English Verb tense may be inconsistent: changes in tense allowed where today s rules would not allow it Therefore they thought (past) it good you hear (present) a play. Taming of the Shrew Any noun or adjective could become a verb That has so cowarded and chased your blood. Henry V 2.2.75
Effects of Rhythm on Shakespeares Language Shortening of words by using contractions so words will fit the rhythm Changing the accent of words so they fit the rhythm
Compounding speech: New words created by compounding any parts of the steep-up heavenly hill Sonnet 7 til Henry s back-return Henry V Prologue 41
Sentence Order beginning of the sentence in spite of grammatical rules: In dreadful secrecy impart they did Hamlet 1.2.207 Before the time I did Lysander see, Seem d Athens a paradise to me. A Midsummer Night s Dream 1.1.205 The most emphatic words may be placed at the
Ellipses (Words Left Out) Elizabethan Authors objected to scarcely any ellipsis, provided the deficiency could be easily supplied from the context. (Abbott 279) Little words left out such as : and, as, but, if, ere, or, like, since, than, though, and pronouns This is that banish d haughty Montague, And here is come. Romeo and Juliet 5.3.52 (here he is come)
Some Phrases Created by Shakespeare Eaten out of house and home Full circle Neither rhyme nor reason Seen better days A sorry sight A spotless reputation In my heart of hearts
Words Coined by Shakespeare Nouns: accused addiction alligator amazement anchovies assassination backing bandit bedroom bump buzzers courtship critic dauntless dawn design dickens discontent embrace employer engagements excitements exposure eyeball fixture futurity glow immediacy investments kick leapfrog luggage manager mimic misgiving mountaineer ode outbreak pageantry pedant perusal questioning reinforcement retirement roadway rumination savagery scuffles shudders switch tardiness transcendence urging watchdog wormhole zany
Words Coined by Shakespeare Verbs: besmirch bet blanket cake champion compromise cow denote deracinate dialogue dislocate divest drug dwindle elbow enmesh film forward gossip grovel hobnob humor hurry impedes lapse lower misquote negotiate numb pander partner petition puke rant reword secure submerge swagger torture unclog
Words Coined by Shakespeare Adjectives: aerial auspicious baseless beached bloodstained blushing circumstantial consanguineous deafening disgraceful domineering enrapt epileptic equivocal eventful fashionable foregone frugal generous gloomy gnarled hush inaudible invulnerable jaded juiced lackluster laughable lonely lustrous madcap majestic marketable monumental nervy noiseless obscene olympian premeditated promethean quarrelsome radiance rancorous reclusive remorseless rival sacrificial sanctimonious softhearted splitting stealthy traditional tranquil unmitigated unreal varied vaulting viewless widowed worthless yelping
