莎士比亚生平及其时代 英文

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•"for there is an up-start Crow, beautified with our feathers, that with his Tygers hart wrapt in a Players hyde, supposes he is as well able to bombast out a blanke verse as the best of you: and beeing an absolute Johannes fac totum, is in his owne conceit the onely Shake-scene in a countrey."
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Shakespeare’s Birthplace
We do know that he was baptized on April 26, 1564 and children were generally baptized three days after birth.
Also, the fact that he died on April 23, 1616 makes the 23rd an even more popular day to choose.
However, no exact record was found.
Family life
• Father = John Shakespeare
– Started as a glove maker – 1557 became a member of council – 1565 became an alderman – 1577-1601 had financial difficulties
Anne Hathaway’s House
Playwright and Actor
• The first mention of William as a playwright was by his rival Robert Greene in 1592 in Groatsworth of Wit:
Shakespeare’s London
•This is why the Globe theatre was built on the other side of the Thames river. •It was therefore out of city jurisdiction
London
•In 1603 the group was renamed the King’s men after King James I, this gave the group respectability
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=King+James+I&gbv=2 Oct. 5, 2007
• 1596 William had a coat of arms designed for him
• Mother = Mary Arden
– Daughter of a wealthy landowner – One of eight girls
• The first official document after his baptism was his marriage license to Anne Hathaway on Nov. 27, 1582.
– He was 18 and she was 26.
Married Life
• They were married after only one set of public banns was announced (it was supposed to be three). • They had a child in May of 1583.
Henry IV at the Globe
•This is important because not many playwrights were popular in their own time; he was.
• In 1594 he joined an acting troupe named the Chamberlain’s men.
– maybe a shot-gun wedding, maybe a troth plight
• Suzanna was baptized on May 26. • They had twins in Feb. of 1585 (Hamnet and Judita). • Hamnet died while still a child (William left no heir). • He left everything but one item to Suzanna and her husband. – The second-best bed.
•Acting was even banned within city limits.
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•William was one-tenth owner of the theatre. •It was three sided. •Groundlings got in for a penny and stood on the dirt next to the stage •Groundlings brought in food to eat (hazelnuts) and food to throw at the actors in case the show was not entertaining. •This kept the actors on their toes and may have been one of the reasons why there are so many bawdy puns in his plays. •There was no roof over the center of the theatre. •This allowed for natural lighting. •There were three galleries for the rich (under a roof and seated) •The stage was slanted
•However, the other side of the river was not a good area of the city. •It was near the brothels, thieves, etc.
•London authorities frowned upon acting.
William Shakespeare – Life and times
William Shakespeare was the third child of eight kids. He was the eldest son of John and Mary Shakespeare. It is assumed he was born in Stratford –upon –Avon on April 23, 1564.
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