WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

By: Brianna Collins

 William Shakespeare was born
near London around April 23rd,
1564. As a child, Shakespeare
attended King’s New School.
Researchers believed that
Birth & Childhood William did not attend College.
 Shakespeare married Anne
Hathaway in 1582 and had a
daughter Susanna and twins,
Judith and Hamnet. Hamnet
unfortunately died at 11.
Marriage & Children
 James Burbage built the theater
and was one of the first theaters
built in England since the Roman
times. Shakespeare later became
one of the owners of the theater
London Theater along with his company, the Lord
Chamberlain's Men.
 Shakespeare and his
business partner built the
Globe Theater in 1605
Playhouses and the Globe
and made 60 pounds a
year off of the theater.
This made Shakespeare
not only a poet but a
business tycoon.

These seats were more

expensive than the pit
although they could not
see as well as the pit.
These were the cheapest
seats among the Playhouse.
It was called the pit. Here,
the audience could
experience the play
up-close.
 Shakespeare’s plays at the globe
only setback audiences a penny
if they sat in the pit, and 2
pennies to sit in the balconies.

Audience Experience
 Before women starred in plays,
men played both male and
female roles. Most plays did not
have many props. They mainly
had 1 or 2 props on the stage.
Actors, Costumes, and Staging
 Due to the English Civil War, the
Globe theater was shut down.
When the war ended,
Shakespeare’s plays started back
and made a huge milestone: Men
Stage and Screen After and women both starred in the
Shakespeare plays. After Shakespeare
passed, his plays lived on
throughout many countries such
as North America and England.
 William Shakespeare is believed
to have died on his birthday in
1616. He was just 52 when he
passed.

Final Years
 Shakespeare is believed to have
created over 3,000 words to add
to the english language.
Shakespeare created
-Gossip
Influence on English Language
-Secure
-Bet
-Cold-Blooded
-Blanket
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