There is no certain birth date of William Shakespeare.

His estimated birth date is 23rd April 1564.

He was brought up in Stratford on Avon.

Many people believed that Shakespeare wrote only 38 plays. However, a new play has been added to the queue which is named as “Double Falsehood”

It is said after the death of Shakespeare this play was found with one of the writers who is now dead but it is evident that this was a forgery.

Shakespeare wrote five long narrative poems plus

154 sonnets

Shakespeare was widely known as a actor,

playwright and poet.

He died at age of 52 in year 1616.

Shakespeare's work has made a lasting impression

on later theatre and literature.

Shakespeare was not revered in his lifetime, but he

received a large amount of praises for writing plays,

comedies and sonnets.

• The theme of the play is

that of revenge, family ties

and corruption.

• It is Shakespeare's longest

play and it is regarded as

one of the influential play

whose themes are still

present in the society

today and that’s why

several movies are being

made on hamlet which

gives the play a title:

“modern Hamlet”

The theme of the play is that of fate versus Free Will, Public Self versus Private Self, power & Legacy.

Believed to have been written in 1599.It portrays the conspiracy against the Roman dictator Julius Caesar, his assassination and the defeat of the conspirators at the Battle of Philippi. It is one of several plays written by Shakespeare based on true events from Roman history.

. SOME THEMES

INCLUDE:

ISOLATION: During

the course of Othello,

the main character

named Othello is kept

out of touch with the

other characters.

CURIOSITY KILLED

THE CAT: Othello was

very curious about why

his wife would cheat on

him.

Is about an aging king of Britain who decides to divide his kingdom equally among his three daughters. However, the three daughters are put through a test asking each to acknowledge how much she loves him. General and Regan, Lear's older daughters, give their father flattering answers, but Lear's youngest and favorite daughter, Cordelier, remains silent, which makes the king to disown her.

• The story is about two

young people who fall in

love. Their families

disapprove of the match

due to strive. The young

lovers decide to die

together rather than live

life apart.

• This story brings up

issues about young love

and the emotional toll

such a secret love brings

about.

Themes (issues are society based)

Metaphor

For E.g. 'My father's brother, but no more like my father

than I to Hercules' where Shakespeare suggests that

Hamlet's father and uncle were actually alike.(hamlet)

Dramatic Foil (two characters having different

personalities)

For E.g. Tybalt's aggressive attitude and peaceful

manner of Benvolio.(romeo and juliet)

Round characters

- Characters with many different characteristics. For e.g. Shakespeare describes hamlet as depressed, angered, smart, loyal, remorseful.

Flat characters

- Characters with one or two personalities. For e.g. Polonius is described as sneaky and foolish (Hamlet)

Static Characters

- Characters who do not change their mind, opinion or personality. For e.g. Benvolio, who is kind and sympathetic throughout the entire play (Romeo & Juliet)

Dynamic Character

• Characters that change their personality, or attitude. For

e.g. King Lear changed his personality from a

tyrannical & arrogant man to judgemental man when he

realizes his mistakes.

Soliloquy

• an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself

or regardless of any hearers, esp. by a character in a

play. For e.g. After Othello falls into his trap, Iago is

alone on stage, and plans to talk to Bianca.(Othello)

Pun

The humorous use of a word, or of words which are

formed or sounded alike but have different meanings.

Situational Irony

Refers to a gap between what is expected and what

occurs. For e.g. The Capulets finds out that Juliet has

died, but the audience knows that she is not dead, but

has drank a sleeping potion which allows her to appear

dead.

Shakespeare’s concept of tragedy and conflict is mostly popular among directors who make films. The reasons for this is:

Life and society is full of tragedies and conflicts amongst humankind. Hence, the films made on Shakespearean concept are chosen to give a real picture about tragedies and conflicts through visualization.

Films made on Shakespeare's works gives a realistic view to the audience/viewers.

Sometimes works of Shakespeare is hard for readers to read. Through films we can understand the themes and works of Shakespeare described in books.

Shakespeare based films helps to understand the situation of the society.

Gives inspiration in people’s life.

• Hamlet 2000 is a American film written and directed by Michael Almereyda, set in contemporary New York City, and based on the Shakespeare play of the same name. Ethan Hawke plays Hamlet as a film student, Kyle MacLachlan co-stars as Uncle Claudius, Gertrude by Diane Venora, Laertes by Liev Schreiber, Ophelia by Julia Stiles, Rosencrantz by Steve Zahn, and Hamlet's father by Sam Shepard.

• Romeo Must Die is a 2000

American action film

directed by Andrzej

Bartkowiak his directorial

debut, and fight

choreography by Corey

Yuen. The film stars Jet Li,

Aaliyah, Isaiah

Washington, Russell Wong,

Delroy Lindo, Henry O,

Anthony Anderson and

DMX.

She's the Man is a 2006

American romantic comedy

film directed by Andy

Fickman, inspired by

William Shakespeare's play

Twelfth Night. The film

stars Amanda Bynes,

Channing Tatum, Laura

Ramsey, and Vinnie Jones.

• King of Texas is a 2002 American television film based on William Shakespeare's King Lear and directed by Uli Edel.

• Stewart stars as John Lear, a wealthy cattle baron and analog to King Lear. In the story, Lear divides his property among his daughters only to be rejected by them once they have it.

• Issaq is the original Indian

adaptation of William

Shakespeare's Romeo &

Juliet directed by Manish

Tiwary.

• The film features Prateik

Babbar, Rajeshwari as

main characters.

Maqbool is a 2003 Indian film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and starring Pankaj Kapoor, IrfanKhan, Tabu and MasumehMakhija in an adaptation of the play Macbeth by Shakespeare.

The plot of the film is loosely based on that of Macbeth with regard to events and characterisation.

• Omkara is a 2006 Indian

crime drama film adapted

from Shakespeare’s

Othello, co-written and

directed by Vishal

Bhardwaj. It starred Ajay

Devgan, Saif Ali Khan,

Vivek Oberoi and Kareena

Kapoor in the lead roles,

supported by Naseeruddin

Shah, Konkona Sen

Sharma and Bipasha Basu.

• Angoor is a 1982

Bollywood Hindi comedy

film. It is based on

Shakespeare's play The

Comedy of Errors.

• The film is about two

pairs of identical twins

separated at birth and

how their lives go

haywire when they meet

in adulthood.

• Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-

Leela is a 2013 Indian Hindi

romantic drama film

directed and produced by

Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The

film is an adaptation of

Shakespeare's Romeo and

Juliet, set in violent times.

The eponymous lead roles

are played by Ranveer Singh

and Deepika Padukone.

haider

• Haider is an upcoming Bollywood film starring ShahidKapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Tabuand Irrfan Khan in a guest appearance. The film is scheduled to release on 12 September 2014. The film is based on drama Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare.Thefilm is directed by Vishal Bhardwaj.'Hamlet' is the third installment of Vishal Bhardwaj'sShakespearean trilogy after Macbeth (Maqbool) and Othello (Omkara).

Conclusion

It can be concluded that:

William Shakespeare indeed was a great writer and poet.

His works are full of philosophies based on societal issues.

All literary elements of literature can be found in shakespeare’s works.

Screen adaptations based on works of shakespeare are a good medium to understand shakespearean language.

Whether it is Hollywood or Bollywood; Directors love to use stories in their films based on works of Shakespeare.