WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

LIFE AND WORKS

1) Which year was Shakespeare born?

ANS: (Shakespeare was born in 1564.)

2) When did he die?

ANS: (He died in 1616.)

3) How many plays did Shakespeare write?
ANS: (Shakespeare wrote 37 plays.)
4) Which of Shakespeare’s characters said "O, Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo"?
ANS: (From her balcony, Juliet famously said this in "Romeo and Juliet".)
5) The line "To be or not to be" comes from which of his plays?
ANS: (Hamlet uttered the famous words, in the play titled “Hamlet".)
6) Where was Shakespeare born?
ANS: (Stratford-upon-Avon, just 5 miles from London.)
7) What was the Globe?
ANS: (A theatre, which Shakespeare partially owned, where he performed many of his plays. A reconstruction exists
today in the same suburb as the original in London.)
8) Was Shakespeare an actor as well as a poet and playwright?

ANS: (Yes, he acted in his own plays before Queen Elizabeth I and King James I.)

9) Did Shakespeare invent words? (Yes) Can you provide some examples
ANS: (He invented words such as, assassination, gossip, hint, lonely, and about 1700 other words!)

10) The line “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players” comes
from which play?

ANS: (As You Like It)

- Life and times of William Shakespeare
- Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets, and
memorable characters
- Famous quotes and phrases/ words he
invented
- The Legacy of Shakespeare today
[influence on other writers, movies, etc.]
Life and times of William Shakespeare Famous
SUNAHARA KARIM quotes and phrases/ words he invented
JUNAIRA RASHID MUNTAHA ALAM ARIBA
ARSHAD ZEAUL HOWLADER RUBAIEA ISLAM MARIAN
MUSHFIQUR RAHMAN MAHIR SIDHRATUL MUNTAHA
MAROOHA ISLAM JAWAD MUHTADY
ADIBA WAHAB JAYFARI MAHDI MAHBUB
ABDU TAWWAB HOSSAIN CHOWDHURY ( AZYAN) KAMRUNNAHAR PROTIVA
RAYAN HUSSEIN BHUIYAN TAMMAN A. HAQUE
SABRINA AKTER (ARNIMA)

The Legacy of Shakespeare today (influence on other

Shakespeare’s
writers, movies, English Language, etc.)
plays and sonnets, and memorable characters
ANAN BINTE MASUD
MAYAMEEN MAHFUZ
AHNAF AJMAIN
HUMAIRA ADIBA OHONA
YASIN ZAMAN KOWSHIK
SHEIKH NAZIFA AHMED
WALID MAHIR ABRAR
FAISAL HOSSAIN
ISHAM MAHMUD
ZUNAYED HOSSAIN
QAREEB HASAN
KHANDAKER TOUFIQUL ISLAM
KHANDAKER WASIMUL ISLAMMOHAMMAD SALMAN
MADIHA ROKSANA ISLAM
BASHER
WASIMAH MAHJABIN SAMS
MUBARRAT MIHAN
Life and times of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an actor, playwright, poet, and theatre entrepreneur in London during
the late Elizabethan and early Jacobean eras. He was baptized on 26 April 1564 in Stratford-upon-
Avon in Warwickshire, England, in the Holy Trinity Church. At the age of 18, he married Anne
Hathaway, with whom he had three children. He died in his home town of Stratford on 23 April
1616, aged 52.
A close analysis of Shakespeare's works compared with the standard curriculum of the time
confirms that Shakespeare had received a grammar school education. The King Edward VI School
at Stratford was on Church Street, less than a quarter of a mile from Shakespeare's home.
On 27 November 1582, Shakespeare was issued a special license to marry Anne Hathaway, the
daughter of the late Richard Hathaway.
Though Shakespeare is known today primarily as a playwright and poet, his main occupation was
as a player and sharer in an acting troupe. How or when Shakespeare got into acting is unknown.
Shakespeare died on 23 April 1616 (the presumed day of his birth and the feast day of St. George,
patron of England), at the reputed age of 52.[e] He died within a month of signing his will, a
document which he begins by describing himself as being in "perfect health".
Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets, and memorable characters
Shakespeare is widely recognized as the greatest English poet the world has ever known. Not only were his
plays mainly written in verse, but he also penned 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems and a few other
minor poems. Today he has become a symbol of poetry and writing internationally.
Shakespeare's plays are a canon of approximately 39 dramatic works written by English poet, playwright, and
actor William Shakespeare. The exact number of plays as well as their classifications as tragedy, history or
comedy.
Comedies SONNETS
The Tempest LR Shakespeare’s sonnets, of which there are many, are some of the most
The Two Gentlemen of Verona popular poems in the English language. Shakespeare’s works influenced
The Comedy of Errors a generation of writers while the Bard was still alive, but to this day
Much Ado About Nothing there are writers in every language who take direction from his
A Midsummer Night's Dream pioneering style.
The Merchant of Venice As You Like It
Histories Tragedies “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day” (Sonnet 18)
King John King Lear “Let me not to the marriage of true minds” (sonnet 116)
Richard II Romeo and Juliet “From you have I been absent in the spring” (Sonnet 98)
Henry IV, Part 1,2 Julius Caesar “The expense of spirit in a waste of shame” (Sonnet 129)
Henry V Macbeth
Henry VI, Part 1,2,3 Hamlet
Richard III Othello
Henry VIII
 Words he invented
Famous quotes and phrases Shakespeare contributed to the standardization of the
1. “To be, or not to be: that is the question.” English language in the 17th and 18th centuries. As his work
Hamlet, Act III, Scene I gained importance, correctly spelling words became more
2. “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely common. He created compound words, adverbs, and
players.” adjectives from verbs. Shakespeare added suffixes and
As You Like It, Act II, Scene VII prefixes to many words.
3. “A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!” Bandit
Richard III, Act V, Scene IV Lackluster
Henry VI, Part 2. 1594
4. “We are such stuff as dreams are made on.” As You Like It. 1616.
Critic
The Tempest, Act IV, Scene I Lonely
Love’s Labour Lost. 1598.
5. “The course of true love never did run smooth.” Coriolanus. 1616.
Dauntless
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act I, Scene I Skim-milk
Henry VI, Part 3. 1616.
6. “If music be the food of love, play on.” Henry IV, Part 1. 1598.
Dwindle
Twelfth Night, Act I, Scene I Swagger
Henry IV, Part 1. 1598.
7. “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.” Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Elbow (as a verb)
Julius Caesar, Act III, Scene II 1600.
King Lear. 1608.
8. “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.” Green-Eyed (to describe jealousy)
Henry V, Act III, Scene I The Merchant of Venice. 1600.
9. “To thine own self be true.”
Hamlet, Act I, Scene III
10. “Parting is such sweet sorrow.”
Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene II
The Legacy of Shakespeare today (influence on other writers, movies, English Language, etc.)

Shakespeare's influence extends from theater and literatures to present-day movies, Western philosophy, and the
English language itself. William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the history of the English
language, and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
Shakespeare contributed to the standardization of the English language in the 17th and 18th centuries. As his
work gained importance, correctly spelling words became more common. He created compound words, adverbs, and
adjectives from verbs. Shakespeare added suffixes and prefixes to many words.
Shakespeare employed certain themes in his works, many of which have influenced modern storytelling. One of
these themes is known as the prodigal son, which explores a powerful person’s struggle to meet expectations. Henry IV,
The Merchant of Venice, and King Lear​incorporate the prodigal son theme.
Shakespeare often explored conflict between children and parents. A common practice today, Shakespeare wrote
coming-of-age stories, focusing on a child’s struggle to find their own way. The Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest, and
Hamlet all explore what causes children to outgrow their parents and how their desire to find themselves strains familial
bonds.

Film producers, screenwriters, and authors have further reimagined Shakespeare’s plots in movies, books, and other
media that tell his stories from a different vantage point. Five films that adapted Shakespeare’s stories are West Side
Story (1961), Chimes at Midnight (1965), The Lion King (1994), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), and Deliver Us
From Eva (2003). His plots also appear in novels such as Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (1838), Moby Dick by
Herman Melville (1851), Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1931), The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
(1951), and A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley (1991).