Literature

- Where he died- house in Stratford, 23th April 1616 – as his birth he died. He as 52.

12) Three comedies, three tragedies, three historical plays

- Three comedies- The Taming of the Strew, As you like it, A Midsummer-nights dream

- Three tragedies- Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othelo

- Three historical – Richard II., Richard III., Henry V.

13) Talk about one play in details

- Romeo and Juliet – is about the unhappy love and death. The only children of two houses of Verona – the house of Montague and the House of Capulet. Romeo Montague meets the Juliet at the ball. He fells in love with her although he knows that she is Capulet. They love each together very much. Unfortunately Romeo kills Tybalt who is juliets cousin.Prince of Verona send Romeo to the exile outside Verona and young Juliet is forced to get married a young nobleman called Paris. Friar Laurence help her with magic trick after witch she falls asleep for several hours and looks as if she was dead. Romeo learns about Juliets death and hurrie to the Capulets Monument in a churchyard. He does not know about the trick and kill himself. When Juliet wakes up, she can see a dead body of Romeo and she kills herself too.

14) Sonnets (what were they about)

- The poem would be presented to the lady to whom it was addressed. It deal with a lovers joy or his grief, renewed hope, friendship, honour odr duty. Shakespeare would have been famous for his sonnest even if he had never written a single play. He wrote his sonnets 154 between 1593 and 1599.

15) Sights in Stratford

- Many tourists for its lovely countryside and the unique atmosphere influenced by Shakespeare. Shakespeares birthplace is a half-timbered building of the early 16th century.You can still see the old Grammar School where Shakespeare received his early education. The Shakespeare memorial buildings, close to the river, consist of a theatre, a picture gallery, and a museum.

16) Globe

- The original Globe theatre was build in 1559 and W. S. was part of the acting company that owned it. It burned down in 1613 amd was rebuild the following year. Now replica of the River Thames in London. It was an open-air thetre where rich people could sit in one of the 3000 seats, poorer people would stand. The Globe would advertise with coloured flags. A red flag meant there would be a historical play, a black flag mean there would be a tragedy.

17) Importance of W.S.

- During the period of twenty years in the capital Shakespeare wrote some 37 outstanding comedies, romantic comedies or tragicomedies, tragedies and historical plays.