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Moved to London around 1591 and became an actor
Worked with the Lord Chamberlin's company of players, later known as the King's Men

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Comes from family of some status; has good education, but not advanced
1582: marries Anne Hathaway

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A genius, a superb playwright and poet of both England and the world
Author of at least 37 plays and 154 sonnets

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He was born on  26 April 1564 died on 23 April 1616. Around the age of 20 to 30, he moved to London to begin his stage career. He worked as an actor and writer, and was the part-time owner of the troupe Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as King's Men.
He was an English writer and playwright , widely regarded as

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Britain's greatest writer and playwright ahead of his time. He was also honored as England's representative poet and the "Poet of the River Avon" ( Avonis Shakespeare's birth river, Stratford-upon-Avon). His works, including collaborations, include 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several short poems. His plays have been translated into many major languages ​​and performed more than any other playwright

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William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in November 1582 and they remained married until Shakespeare's death.

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Most of his best-known works were composed by him between 1590 and 1612. His early plays were mainly comedies and historical dramas, genres of which he increased sophistication of art in the late sixteenth century.

•A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream

•The Two Gentlemen of Verona

•The Merry Windsor

•As You Like Me

He then composed mainly tragedies until 1609,

Hamlet

King Lear

Othello

Macbeth

Romeo and Juliet

and  some of his most famous works in English.

In the final stages of his writing career, he composed tragicomedies and also collaborated with a number of other playwrights
•Antony and Cleopatra

•The Famous History of Henry The Eighth

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It is the story of a Scottish nobleman who, following the prophecy of three witches, becomes the ruler of his country after killing Duncan, the reigning king. Macbeth continues to kill potential political rivals. The guilt drives his wife, Lady Macbeth, mad. Ultimately, Macbeth is killed as a consequence of his political ambitions.

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The play opens with King Lear deciding to divide his kingdom among his three daughters in proportion to their love for him. He disinherits Cordelia, the daughter who actually loves him but refuses to falsely flatter him. His other two daughters, the deceitful Goneril and Regan, take over his kingdom. They then turn on Lear and cast him out. Lear descends into madness but is eventually reconciled with Cordelia, who is later hanged before Lear himself dies.

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In it Hamlet, the prince of Denmark, struggles with the recent death of his father and with his mother having married Claudius, his father’s brother and successor. Claudius is later revealed to have murdered Hamlet’s father. A visit from his father’s ghost spurs Hamlet to seek revenge. One of the most notable aspects of the play are Hamlet’s soliloquies, which beautifully express the character’s inner turmoil.

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This tale of two star-crossed lovers who both meet tragic ends has been adapted countless times for the stage and screen. The universality of the story of young people in love trying to be together in an uncaring world has resonated with audiences and readers from across the globe for centuries.

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Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare | MB Pictures

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Hamlet by William Shakespeare | MB Pictures

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We read the play Hamlet in English class, and for one of my projects, I did this animation video. My class loved it, and someone said I should put it on Youtube. So, here it is! Note: I made the animations, but the music and songs belong to their respective owners, which are listed in the credits.

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What are the roles of the Fool in "King Lear"?

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What are the roles of the Fool in "King Lear"?

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Voice of conscience
Loyal companion
Truth-teller
Representative of Cordelia
Lear's alter ego and caretaker

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Fatherly love: love that King Lear feels for his three daughters and that brought him to death.
Fake love: love that Goneril and Regan pretend to feel for their father in order to appropriate Lear's power.
Honest love: love that Cordelia feels for her father due to which she was forced to leave her home.

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Betrayal: Is it an unavoidable condition of the human being?

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Betrayal: Is it an unavoidable condition of the human being?

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It's another important theme in the play. It shows the workings of wickedness in both the familial and political realms, where brothers betray brothers and daughters betray fathers. We can see how the betrayal brings to a mutual destruction (see Goneril and Regan). The entire play is set in motion by Lear's foolish betrayal Cordelia's love for him, which reinforces that at the heart of every betrayal lies a skewed set of values.

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1. King Lear

The aging king of Britain and the protagonist of the play. Lear is used to enjoying absolute power and to being flattered, and he does not respond well to being contradicted or challenged.

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2. Cordelia
Lear’s youngest daughter, disowned by her father for refusing to flatter him. Cordelia is held in extremely high regard by all of the good characters in the play - the king of France marries her for her virtue alone, overlooking her lack of dowry. She remains loyal to Lear despite his cruelty toward her, forgives him, and displays a mild and forbearing temperament even toward her evil sisters, Goneril and Regan.

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3. Goneril
Lear’s ruthless oldest daughter and the wife of the duke of Albany. Goneril is jealous, treacherous, and amoral. Shakespeare’s audience would have been particularly shocked at Goneril’s aggressiveness, a quality that it would not have expected in a female character. She challenges Lear’s authority, boldly initiates an affair with Edmund, and wrests military power away from her husband.

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4. Regan
Lear’s middle daughter and the wife of the duke of Cornwall. Regan is as ruthless as Goneril and as aggressive in all the same ways. In fact, it is difficult to think of any quality that distinguishes her from her sister. When they are not egging each other on to further acts of cruelty, they jealously compete for the same man, Edmund.

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5. Gloucester
He is an adulterer, having fathered a bastard son, Edmund. His fate is in many ways parallel to that of Lear: he misjudges which of his children to trust.

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6.Edmund
Edmund is a fictional character and the main antagonist in William Shakespeare's King Lear
He is the illegitimate son of the Earl of Gloucester, and the younger brother of Edgar, the Earl's legitimate son

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7. Edgar
Edgar is Gloucester's sole legitimate heir, but when suspected, he must flee and hide from his father. Edgar's innate honesty and dignity allow him to believe that his brother Edmund would never lie to him, because Edgar does not lie to his brother. Edgar's stoic belief in surviving the worst that luck can bring is tested when Edgar discovers his now blind father. The way Edgar addresses his father shows compassion, understanding, and acceptance of his father's flaws.

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8.Albany
Albany is the husband of Lear's eldest daughter, Goneril, and becomes ruler of half of England when Lear passes on the government of the realm to his daughters

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9. Cornwall
The husband of Lear’s daughter Regan. Unlike Albany, Cornwall is domineering, cruel, and violent, and he works with his wife and sister-in-law Goneril to persecute Lear and Gloucester.

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10.Kent
Kent. A nobleman of the same rank as Gloucester who is loyal to King Lear. Kent spends most of the play disguised as a peasant, calling himself “Caius,” so that he can continue to serve Lear even after Lear banishes him