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1. ““UNPARALLELEDUNPARALLELED
andand
SUPERBSUPERB
WILLIAMWILLIAM
SHAKESPEARESHAKESPEARE””
Yehor Chufytskyi
Form 7
Kostiantynivka TEC

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The great poet and dramatist William
Shakespeare is often called by British people
"Our National Bard", "The Immortal Poet of
Nature" and "The Great Unknown".

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WILLIAM
SHAKESPEARE.
What kind of man was
he?
William Shakespeare was born
in Stratford-upon-Avon,
allegedly on April 23, 1564.
Young William was born of
John Shakespeare, a glover
and leather merchant, and
Mary Arden, a landed local
heiress.

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Stratford-upon-Avon
The house where Shakespeare was born and lived in his childhood.

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Little is known about William’s childhood.Little is known about William’s childhood.
He got education at the Grammar School.He got education at the Grammar School.
Shakespeare got married in 1582 to Anna HathawayShakespeare got married in 1582 to Anna Hathaway
and he had three children, a boy and two girls.and he had three children, a boy and two girls.

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William lived in Stratford until he was twenty-one, when heWilliam lived in Stratford until he was twenty-one, when he
went to London.went to London.
He arrived there around 1588 and began to establishHe arrived there around 1588 and began to establish
himself as an actor and playwright.himself as an actor and playwright.

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There is a story that Shakespeare’s first work in
London was holding rich men’s horses at the
theatre door.
But nobody can say whether this story is true.

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Later, Shakespeare became an actor and a member
of one of the big acting companies.
Soon he began to write plays for this company and in
a few years later became a well-known author.
Shakespeare’s oeuvre

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Shakespeare’s work as an actor helped him
greatly in the writing his plays.
He knew the stage and that helped him to
write the most wonderful plays ever written.

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In 1596 the Globe theater was founded.
A lot of Shakespeare’s plays were
performed on its stage.

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The most
outstanding
works.

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Shakespeare’s
literary
work
1590 – 1600 1600 – 1608 1609 – 1612
SHAKESPEARE’S
WORKS

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The first periodThe first period
Shakespeare's comedies are written in his playful manner.Shakespeare's comedies are written in his playful manner.
The first plays are:The first plays are:
 "Richard III" (1592)"Richard III" (1592)
 "The Comedy of Errors" (1592)"The Comedy of Errors" (1592)
 "Romeo and Juliet" (1594)"Romeo and Juliet" (1594)
 "Julius Caesar" (1599)"Julius Caesar" (1599)
 "As You Like It" (1599)"As You Like It" (1599)
 "The Twelth Night“ (1600)"The Twelth Night“ (1600)
Shakespeare's poems are also attributed to the firstShakespeare's poems are also attributed to the first
period: "Venus and Adonis" and "Lucrece" andperiod: "Venus and Adonis" and "Lucrece" and 154154
sonnets.sonnets.

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The dramatist reaches his full maturity.
Great humans problems are presented in his
tragedies and historical plays which made
Shakespeare the greatest humanist of the English
Renaissanse.
 1601 - "Hamlet“
1604 - "Othello".
The second periodThe second period

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There is no tragic tension in the “Romantic dramas”:There is no tragic tension in the “Romantic dramas”:
 16160909 - “- “CymbelineCymbeline““
 1610 – “The Winter’s Tale”1610 – “The Winter’s Tale”
 1612 - "Henry 8".1612 - "Henry 8".
The third periodThe third period

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We do not know much about his life. We can only guessWe do not know much about his life. We can only guess
analyzing the legends and a few documents of the time.analyzing the legends and a few documents of the time.
Shakespeare died in 1616, but millions people today stillShakespeare died in 1616, but millions people today still
admire his plays.admire his plays.
He is still the most often published author of the world.He is still the most often published author of the world.

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Let us follow it!Let us follow it!

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Thank you for attention!Thank you for attention!