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Shakespeare the Writer

Shakespeare the Writer. Shakespeare Wrote. 37 plays about 154 sonnets a few long poems for which he earned his initial fame. Stage Celebrity. Actor for Lord Chamberlain’s Men and later The King’s Men. Also, he was the principal playwright for them.

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Shakespeare the Writer

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  1. Shakespeare the Writer

  2. Shakespeare Wrote • 37 plays • about 154 sonnets • a few long poems for which he earned his initial fame

  3. Stage Celebrity • Actor for Lord Chamberlain’s Men and later The King’s Men. • Also, he was the principal playwright for them. • 1599—He co-owned The Globe Theater where his plays were performed

  4. Shakespeare wrote: • Comedies • Histories • Tragedies

  5. Comedies • 4 categories: early, middle, romances, and tragic comedies • All the comedies are driven by love • Each deals differently with problems of illusion, mistaken identity, rivalries for love, and the war between the sexes. • In the comedies, love conquers all.

  6. Comedies • Taming of the Shrew • Much Ado about Nothing • Midsummer Night’s Dream • Merchant of Venice • Twelfth Night • The Tempest

  7. Histories • The background came from the chronicles of British history • Central theme: politics and the struggle for power • Common Traits: • Kings are unhappy or tragic • Kings are faced with treachery • Rivalries exist between families • Characters are motivated by ambition and arrogant pride • Because the histories dealt realistically with events from the past, these plays were a novelty (new) in Shakespeare’s time • Shakespeare himself is often credited with inventing this type of literature.

  8. Histories • King John • Richard II • Richard III • Henry IV Parts One and Two • Henry V • Henry VI • Henry VIII

  9. Tragedies • Four of Shakespeare’s tragedies are considered his greatest achievements: • Hamlet • Othello • Macbeth • King Lear

  10. Tragedies • Focus on a powerful central character with a tragic flaw • Each finds his humanity and accepts his destiny

  11. The End Segments of this presentation are from http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/Eng9/BrickeyShakespeare.ppt and http://exchange.guhsd.net/details.php?object_id=66

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