william shakespeare 1564-1616
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William Shakespeare 1564-1616. WHAT DID SHAKESPEARE WRITE? 37 extant plays (one or more others missing) 19 published in Quartos during his lifetime 36 published in Folio in 1623 2 long narrative poems several shorter poems 154 sonnets. Elizabeth I reigned 1558-1603. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
William Shakespeare1564-1616
WHAT DID SHAKESPEARE WRITE?
37 extant plays (one or more others missing)
19 published in Quartos during his lifetime36 published in Folio in 1623
2 long narrative poems several shorter poems 154 sonnets
Elizabeth Ireigned 1558-
1603
James Ireigned 1603-
1625
First Folio, 1623
The folio’s 3 genres:
The Rose Theatre1587
Blue Boar Inn Yard
c.1850
drawing of the original Globe Theatre
Rebuilt Globe Theatre in London (1997)
(rebuilt Globe Theatre)
the “heavens”: painted roof over the stagebalcony – used for playing space, and music3 doorways to “tiring house” behind stage
Shakespeare at the Globe today
thrust stage3-tiered galleries on 3 sides“groundlings” stand in the pit
View from an upper gallery
empty galleries and yard
View from second gallery
Musicians above the stage
Location of Elizabethan playhouses
Chandos portrait(17th century)