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    William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor during the Renaissance era who is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. Some of his most famous plays include Romeo and Juliet, written in 1594 about the famous star-crossed lovers, and Macbeth from 1606, which tells the story of ambition and guilt. Shakespeare had a successful career in London's theater scene where he established the Globe Theater in 1599 and wrote over 37 plays that are still performed today.

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    William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor during the Renaissance era who is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. Some of his most famous plays include Romeo and Juliet, written in 1594 about the famous star-crossed lovers, and Macbeth from 1606, which tells the story of ambition and guilt. Shakespeare had a successful career in London's theater scene where he established the Globe Theater in 1599 and wrote over 37 plays that are still performed today.

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    SHAKESPEARE

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    Who was Shakespeare?
    ❖ He was an English poet, playwright and actor of the Renaissance era.
    ❖ Born: April 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
    ❖ Died: April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
    ❖ He was part of the Northern Renaissance
    CAREER
    ❖ Playwright
    ❖ Writing poem
    ➢ Tragedy
    ➢ Comedy
    ➢ History
    ❖ Debut in London stage
    ❖ Begin his career in 1592
    ❖ Establish Globe theater in 1599
    ❖ Written over 37 famous plays
    ❖ Iambic pentameter
    Romeo and Juliet ❖
    ❖
    Play written in 1594
    One of the most well known
    Shakespeare works
    ❖ Based on the poem “The Tragicall
    historye of Romeus and Juliet” by
    Arthur Brooke.
    ❖ The story is set in Verona,Italy
    ❖ Tragedy
    ❖ Love
    ❖ Weird languages and phrases
    ❖ Mix between middle English and early
    English
    ❖ fie! cometh h're and englut mine own
    coxcomb thee distemperate daw
    Macbeth
    ❖ Written in 1606-07, Published 1623
    ❖ Shortest of Shakespeare's tragedies
    ❖ Opposed to Humanism philosophy
    ➢ Witches and prophecies
    ➢ Characters are very
    superstitious
    ➢ Karma, morals, and guilty
    conscience
    ➢ Banquo Ghost come back to
    haunt Macbeth
    Sources

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vn3LTVlhjLQRyJRhu7QVPrsl-2Qsnx3XEMBPUCjz0oI/edit
    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Macbeth-by-Shakespeare
    https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/william-shakespeare

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    https://www.kanopy.com/product/romeo-and-juliet-1 (Picture)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_and_Juliet (Picture)
    https://www.bustle.com/p/why-people-hate-romeo-juliet-why-theyre-missing-the-point-8561484
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare%27s_Globe(picture)

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