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The Life and Works of William Shakespeare: From Actor to Playwright

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is renowned for authoring over 36 plays and more than 150 poems, with an education rooted in Latin and the Bible from King's New School, despite not being a university graduate. Born in Stratford-on-Avon, he began his career as an actor before transitioning to writing. At 18, he married Ann Hathaway, with whom he had three children. In 1599, he co-founded the Globe Theatre in London. His sonnets, totaling 154, predominantly explore themes of love and exhibit a strict iambic pentameter and rhyme scheme.

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The Life and Works of William Shakespeare: From Actor to Playwright

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  1. WilliamShakespeare 1564-1616

  2. Shakespeare Shakespeare is the author of more than 36 plays and more than 150 poems. Only a modest education: • Attended King’s New School for 7 years, obtained an excellent education in Latin and the Bible • Not a university graduate

  3. Beginnings • Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon, in England on April 23, 1564 • Also died the same day • Shakespeare began his career as an actor before he became a writer • Married Ann Hathaway at age 18 – she was 26 • They had three children – two girls & a boy • Left his family (?) to move to London to become a dramatist

  4. Globetheatre In 1599, Shakespeare joined with a few other members of his company, called the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, to finance a new theater—the famous Globe—on the South side of Thames.

  5. Sonnets • Wrote 154 sonnets altogether • Speaker is male • Chief subject is love • 14 lines of iambic pentameter • Each line has 10 syllables • Follows a strict rhyme scheme: • abab – cdcd – efef - gg

  6. Iambic Pentameter • An “iamb” is a weak word or syllable followed by a strong word or syllable (da-DUM). • The weak/strong pair is called a foot. • Five feet make up a line. “Infected be the air whereon they ride: And damn’d be them that trust them! I did hear” --Macbeth

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