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    William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright during the Elizabethan era in the late 16th century. Queen Elizabeth I ruled during this Renaissance period, supporting the arts. Life for most common people was difficult, with low life expectancy, poverty, and crime. The Globe Theatre was one of the most famous in London at the time, where plays including Shakespeare's works were performed, often with boys playing the female roles.

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    William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright during the Elizabethan era in the late 16th century. Queen Elizabeth I ruled during this Renaissance period, supporting the arts. Life for most common people was difficult, with low life expectancy, poverty, and crime. The Globe Theatre was one of the most famous in London at the time, where plays including Shakespeare's works were performed, often with boys playing the female roles.

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    SHAKESPEARE

    I````````` Introduction
    Shakespeare’s world- Elizabethan era
    • William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April
    1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor,
    regarded as the greatest writer in the English
    language and the world's greatest dramatist.
    • Queen Elizabeth's reign was during the middle of
    the Renaissance period(1558-1603). During her
    reign, she sent many privateers out, like Sir Francis
    Drake, to discover new lands. She supported the
    arts. Britain entered the golden age when she was
    queen.
    Elizabethan era- Shakespeare’s world

    • Few people were rich but majority of people


    were very poor.
    • People did not have the freedom to say their
    opinion-this meant treason.
    • Life expectancy was little more than 30 years.
    • Violence and crime were everyday facts of life.
    • Londoners were used to a rich variety of
    entertainment: fairs, carnivals etc.
    Elizabethan era- Shakespeare’s world

    • The most famous theatre in London was ‘The


    Globe’
    • Women were not allowed to act so boys used
    to take the parts of women.
    • There was a lot of music and song which
    accompanied the play
    • It cost about a penny to go in if you wanted a
    good view of the stage.
    The Globe- Elizabethan theatre
    • The Globe:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P1IJqND
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    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3VGa6
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    • William Shakespeare - Playwright | Mini Bio |
    BIO - YouTube

    • Elizabethan music

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