Renaissance Writer

William
Shakespeare
Born April 23, 1564

Died April 23, 1616

English playwright, poet, and

actor

38 Plays

154 Sonnets

2 long poems
 Plays

Hamlet Julius Caesar
Macbeth Richard III
Othello
Romeo & Juliet Henry V
A Midsummer Nights The Merchant of Venice
Dream The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest Henry IV
Much Ado About
Nothing Troilus and Cressida
Twelfth Night Pericles
As You Like It Anthony and Cleopatra
Renaissance Writer

One of the first writers to
bring Renaissance ideas
(humanism) to the theater.

Focused on creating human

characters with depth.

Focused on human emotions.

Drew from Greek and Roman

classics

Began to question religion

and mans relationship to
God.
 Impact of Shakespeare

Created 2,035 new Zany
words that were added Road
to English language. Frugal
Bloody Suspicious
Generous Fashionable
Impartial Softhearted
Majestic Lackluster
Hurry Bedazzled
lonely Gloomy
 Shakespeare Today

People still perform his
plays.

People still read his

poetry, writings.

Books, movies, plays all

based off his works.

Many popular sayings

and words come from
Shakespeare.
Shakespearian Actors