Shakespeare in Love Review

1. Shakespeare in Love Review

2. 5 Facts are known about Shakespeare: • He was baptized on April 26, 1564 • He married Anne Hathaway in 1582 when he was 18 years old • He had three children: Susannah, and twins Hamnet and Judith • He was in London by 1592 because he was attacked in an article by Robert Green • He died on April 23, 1616

3. Shakespeare’s beginning • Shakespeare first performed at the Rose Theater • It was owned by Philip Henslowe • The Rose was located in London main • Later Shakespeare built the Globe Theater in London and became part owner of it • The Globe was moved to Southwerk across the river from London

4. The Globe's New Site

5. Writers • Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, Ben Johnson, just to name a few • The owners of the theaters, like Phillip Henslowe, would ask writers for good scripts to keep their theater above the competition • Often the writers would write plays for specific actors that they knew would bring in a crowd • They needed famous actors and their companies that would guarantee a large crowd • One famous actor that Shakespeare often wrote plays for was Ned Alleyn

6. The Plays • In Elizabethan England it was illegal for women to perform on stage • Often the roles of women were played by young men whose voices had not changed • Because of this there weren’t many good female parts, most were very manly characters like Lady Macbeth and Katherine from Taming of the Shrew • Often not many kissing scenes because of the awkwardness

7. The Plays • One thing that was very important was the costumes • No scenery was used and settings had to be created with words, costumes, and the audience’s imagination • Often the costumes were very flashy and donated by wealthy patrons because they were the only people who could afford the different colors • In those times the color of your clothes showed your economic status • The common people wore browns and neutral colors while purple was reserved for royalty

8. Queen Elizabeth • Very fond of theater • She is credited with saving theater because when the city fathers wanted to get rid of the theaters she wouldn’t allow them to • If it wasn’t for her there might not be any theaters today