WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE The stream of time, which is continually washing the dissoluble fabrics of other poets, passes without injury by the adamant of Shakespeare. Samuel Johnson.

William Shakespeare. The greatest English poet and dramatist. Memorial Theatre in Stratford-on-Avon.

Great Britain is more than 50 thousands square miles. The population - more than 46 mln people. England has 9 regions and many great cities: 1.Greater London 2.South East Region 3.South West England 4.East Anglia 5.West Midlands 6.East Midlands 7.North West England 8.Yorkshire and Hampshire 9.Northern England

In the 17 th century London was an important market and commercial centre. the North Sea the Irish Sea the Severn the Thames Nowadays a tunnel has been constructed under the English Channel (connecting England and France).

Celts Celts Romans Romans Anglo-Saxons Anglo-Saxons Danes lived in England in the past. Windsor Castle has been the residence of the Kings and the Queens. Buckingham Palace is Queens Elisabeth II residence.

William Shakespeare, the greatest English poet and dramatist, was born in April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. Stratford – prosperous, self- governing market town. Shakespeare was born here. John Shakespeare, the poets father, was a glove – maker.

Mary Arden, the poets mother, was a daughter of a rich man.

Shakespeares schooling

Anne Hathaways cottage where she was born in In 1582 at age of 18 William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway Anne was 26, he was 18 They had 3 children The youngest, Hamnet died at the age of 11 William Shakespeare

This is a place where the house in which Shakespeare died This is a place where the house in which Shakespeare died used to be. In 1616 Shakespeare died on April, 23 (his birthday!)

A new building of the Globe Theatre Royal Shakespeare Theatre.

Mach the name of the party with the translation. 1. «Комедия ошибок» 2. «Виндзорские насмешницы» 3. «Венецианский купец» 4. «Лукреция» 5. «Все хорошо, что хорошо» 6. «Мера за меру» 7. «Сон в летнюю ночь» 1. A Midsummer Night's Dream 2. Measure for Measure 3. The Rape of Lucrece 4. Alls well that Ends well 5. The Comedy of Errors 6. The Merry Wives of Windsor 7. The Merchant of Venice YES NO

1. «Ричард III» 2. «Укрощение строптивой» 3. «Много шума из ничего» 4. «Как вам это нравится» 5. «Два благородных родича» 6. «Двенадцатая ночь» 7. «Буря» 1.Much Ado about Nothing 2. The Two Noble Kinsmen 3. The Tragedy of Richard III 4. The Taming of the Shrew 5. The Tempest 6. As you like it 7. Twelfth Night YES NO

Romeo and Juliet – an optimistic tragedy, staged in all kinds of theatres.

Hamlet is a great philosophical tragedy. It is the story of a man who loved good and hated evil who loved truth and hated lies. The character of Hamlet is one of the most difficult in world literature. This role was played by the best actors of all times and peoples. John Gielgud was the best in the role of Hamlet in England. Russian poet and actor Vladimir Vysotsky was brilliant in our country.

Othello is a play about love and jealousy, a play about a person who believed the lie and killed his wife whom he loved dearly.

King Lear is the story of a man who was so proud, so egoistic that he could not understand a world around him. He heard only what he wanted to hear; he saw only what he wanted to see.

Quotations from Shakespeare There are some common phrases which the English own to William Shakespeare. They have now become part of the everyday language of Englishmen. 1. To be or not to be That is the question That is the question 2. All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players. 3. How sharper than a serpents tooth it is to have a thankless child… 4. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. 5. One that loved not wisely but too well. 6. Every inch a king. 7. Lord, what fools these mortals be. 1. «…острей зубов змеиных неблагодарность детища!» 2. «Король, король – от головы до ног!» 3. «Быть или не быть Вот в чем вопрос». 4. «Весь мир – театр. В нем женщины, мужчины – все актеры». 5. «Как безумен род людской!» 6. «Подгнило что-то в датском королевстве». 7. «…этот человек любил без меры и благоразумия». YES NO

1. Neither a borrower nor a lender be. 2. That way madness lies. 3. If music be the food of love, play on. 4. Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? 5. Whats in a name? That which we call a vose by any other name would smell as sweet. 6. Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow Creeps in this petty pace from day to day Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time… 7. Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. 1. «О музыка, ты пища для любви! Играй же». 2. «Но это путь к безумию». 3. «Друзья, сограждане, внемлите мне». 4. «Что значит имя? Роза пахнет розой, хоть розой назови ее, хоть нет». 5. «В долг не бери и взаймы не давай». 6. «Завтра, завтра, завтра, а дни ползут, и вот уж в книге жизней читаем мы последний слог…» 7. «Ромео! Ромео, о зачем же ты Ромео!» YES NO

« To be or not to be, that is the question ». 1. The beginning at the time end. 1. The beginning at the time end. 2. The whirling of time. 2. The whirling of time. 3. Theres the rub. 3. Theres the rub. 4. All is well that ends well. 4. All is well that ends well. 5. To win golden opinions. 5. To win golden opinions. А. Вот в чем загвоздка. В. Начало конца. С. Все хорошо, что хорошо кончается. D. Превратности судьбы. Е. Заслужить благоприятное мнение.

Can you answer these questions? 1. When was William Shakespeare born? 2. Where was he born? 3. Did he have a good education? 4. Did he have a family? 5. When did he go to London? 6. What did he do there? 7. Where were most of his plays performed? 8. When did he stopped writing? 9. What the best known plays do you know?

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