Shakespeare Jared lopez p.3

(Thesis)-William Shakespeare was significant for his early life and his plays, he had a good history.

(SubTopics)- Early LIfe, History, and Plays.

(Quotes #1)"During Shakespeare’s time, the English cared little about keeping biographical information unrelated to affairs of the church or state. In addition, play writing was not a highly regarded occupation, and so people saw little point in recording the lives of mere dramatists"(lander).

Commentary it relates to his history and how during his time, the English care little about keeping biographical information unrelated to affairs of the church or state.

(Quote #2) "Since the 19th century, various commentators have proposed that William Shakespeare did not write the work commonly attributed to him." "William"

Commentary It is part of his history, since the 19th century, multiple commentators have proposed that William Shakespeare did not write the work commonly attributed to him.

(Quote #3) "Shakespeare wrote at least 38 plays, two major narrative poems, a sequence of sonnets, and several short poems. His works have been translated into a remarkable number of languages, and his plays are performed throughout the world. His plays have been a vital part of the theater in the Western world since they were written about 400 years ago." "Lander"

Commentary This relates to his history which made a big impact on his life.

(Quote #4) "The great poet and dramatist Ben Jonson perhaps unwittingly sowed the seeds of the Shakespeare authorship controversy in his famous poem 'To the Memory of My Beloved Master William Shakespeare and What He Hath Left Us,' which he appended to the First Folio publication of Shakespeare's plays (1623)." "Decker James"

Commentary The great poet and dramatist Ben Jonson perhaps unwittingly sowed the seeds of the Shakespeare authorship controversy in his famous poem "To the Memory of My Beloved Master William Shakespeare and What He Hath Left Us,"

(Quotes #5) "William Shakespeare was born in the small market town of Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564, the third of eight children." "Anderson Robert"

Commentary William shakespeare was born to make good art and make the plays. He was born in a small market town of Stratford-Upon-Avon in 1564.

(Quote #6) “William had two older sisters, Joan and Judith, and three younger brothers, Gilbert, Richard and Edmund. Before William's birth, his father became a successful merchant and held official positions as alderman and bailiff, an office resembling a mayor. However, records indicate John's fortunes declined sometime in the late 1570s.” "Anderson Robert"

Commentary It is about his early life and his family. It introduces his two sisters, and three younger brothers.

(Quote #7) "Though no personal documents survive from Shakespeare's school years, he probably attended the Stratford grammar school and studied the classics, Latin grammar and literature. It is believed that he had to discontinue his education at about thirteen in order to financially help his father. At eighteen he married Ann Hathaway. They had three children, Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith." "Bentley"

Commentary This has to do with his early life and the school he attended, the classes he took, and when he dropped out.

Quote #8) "Chronology of Composition The chronology of Shakespeare's plays is uncertain, but a reasonable approximation of their order can be inferred from dates of publication, references in contemporary writings, allusions in the plays to contemporary events, thematic relationships, and metrical and stylistic comparisons. His first plays are believed to be the three parts of Henry VI; it is uncertain whether Part I was written before or after Parts II and III. Richard III is related to these plays and is usually grouped with them as the final part of a first tetralogy of historical plays." "WIlliam"

Commentary it is one of his plays, the chronology of Shakespeare's plays is uncertain, but reasonable approximation of their order can be inferred from dates of publication.

(Quote #9) "If there is no drama without action, neither is there any without character. It may be that the creation of character is the highest function of art. There is nothing which more resembles divine power than the exploit by which the poet evokes from the depths of his imagination personages who have never lived, but who thenceforward live forever, and who will take a place in our memories, in our affections, in the realities of our world, exactly as if they had been formed by the hand of the Most High." "Decker James"

Commentary It has to do with his plays. and how If there is no drama without action, neither is there any without character. It may be that the creation of character is the highest function of art.

(Quote #10) "Several plays produced at the end of Elizabeth's reign are often grouped as Shakespeare's "problem plays." They are not easily categorized as either tragedies or comedies. All's Well That Ends Well (1602) is a romantic comedy with qualities that seem bitter to many critics because it presents romantic relations between men and women in a harsh light. Troilus and Cressida (1602), is a brilliant, sardonic (skeptically humorous), and disillusioned piece on the Trojan War. Measure for Measure (1604) focuses on the link between political power and romantic desire." "Bentley"

Commentary This has to do with his plays and the problems he had when he they were in the making.

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