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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