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William Shakespeare (April 26 1564 – 23 April 1616)

Known as the “Bard of Avon”

Wrote 38 plays, 154 Sonnets, 2 Long poems, Etc.

Married Anne Hathaway at age of 18

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Titus Andronicus (1594) Revenge & Political problems

Brutality such as murder, rape, acts of mutilation, etc.

War between Romans & Goths, Tamora Queen of Goths

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Romeo and Juliet (1594 -1595) Romeo and Juliet as young secret lovers, with their families as

enemies

Secretly got married

Ends with the death of Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt and Paris

Addresses the issues of blind passion, hatred and prejudice

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HAMLET (1600-1601) Prince Hamlet mourns over the death of his father

Father appears to him and tell him that Claudius poisoned him

Hamlet wanted revenge

Ophelia drove crazy by Hamlet’s act and dies

Ends with the death of Gertrude, Laertes, Claudius and Hamlet

Addresses the issues of revenge, deception, ambition, loyalty and fate

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Macbeth (1611 – 1612) a lot of murder happened

Macbeth wanted to be the King that is why he planned and tried to kill everybody

Said by the witches that no woman born was going to kill him, but Macduff was “untimely ripp’d” and killed Macbeth.

Addresses the issues of ambition, fate, deception and treachery

SourcesSources

http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-macbeth.htm

http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-julius-caesar.htm

http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-hamlet.htm

http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-romeo-and-juliet.htm

http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-titus-and-andronicus.htm