Period+2+Shakespeare

Shakespeare This picture is of William Shakespeare. He was a writer, poet, actor, and dramatist. He was born on April 26 1564 and was baptized on this date as well. By 23 he had already written 38 plays and by the late 1500’s, he had created the first known sonnet. He spent his acting career with Lord Chamberlain’s Company whom had been renamed king by 1603. Shakespeare’s first two poems in which were dedicated to his patron Henry Wriothesley were published before any of his plays. Shakespeare was influential in his time as one of the greatest artists of his time.

http://www.william-shakespeare.info/ Here, there is a lot to offer on William Shakespeare’s complete works. There are sections that explain when and where some of his works were created and how he came about creating some of the paintings, poems, plays, and other works of art that we’ve all grown to fluently recognize today. You will find some of his first sonnets, quotes, and there are examples of theatres where his plays and poetry are reenacted. A complete biography of he and himself is given with great detail. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/shakespeare_william.shtml This site explains Shakespeare’s reputation as a dramatist and poet actor. It gives the viewer an insight of his childhood and his parents lives as well their careers. His road to success was illuminated by the explanation of his struggle. There is a lot of information that leads to his success. __http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-pictures.htm__ There are pictures, sculptures, and works of art that simulate Shakespeare’s appearance done by other artists over time. There are facts of his life, works, and some theatres and museums that present his artistic skill. http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/Sonnets.html This website has information about Shakespeare’s poems and his sonnets. They tell you when they first came about. It shows an example of Shakespeare’s sonnet form. Shakespeare had a rhyming scheme it was usually //abba, abba//. They tell you a little about that to. This site gives you some names of some books that u may want to read that have a lot to do with Shakespeare’s sonnets and it tells you the year it came out. So basically this site is all about Shakespeare sonnets and rhyme scheme and shows great examples.

http://www.walksoflondon.co.uk/63/shakespeares-first-publis.shtml This website is about when Shakespeare first started publishing. It gives you about the theatres. It also talks about the one of his works.