Shakespeare Kristen Grandin p.6

Thesis: Shakespeares life was very exciting and creative, he had many achievements and was very succesful.

Hard times for shakespeare:

Quote #1: "Two "disastrous fires" in 1594 and 1595 had destroyed upward of 200 buildings in the center of the town and placed at least 400 people on poor relief" (Baker).

Commentary: This was a hard time for Shakespeare because this was the town he grew up in and he couldn't be there to support.

Quote #2:"Shakespeare’s company had its problems. One was the competition of the boys’ companies that performed in the private theaters, small indoor theaters that charged higher admission and appealed to a more exclusive audience than the public theater's"(Branam).

Commentary: This is a problem than ran into Shakespeare's life because the competition was high and they were more appealing.

Good and exciting times in Shakespeare's life:

Quote #3:"Shakespeare's fame continued to rise. In 1603, he was recorded as one of the principal Tragedians" (BAKER).

Commentary: Shakespeare got a huge achievement and was really famous at this time.

Quote #4: "...he wrote an average of almost two plays a year for his company."(Lander)

Commentary: This was a time where Shakespeare was at a high time a fame, making these plays were probably exciting for him.

Quote #5: "Unlike his associates and fellow dramatists—Ben Jonson, Thomas Nashe, and John Marston—Shakespeare carefully avoided literary quarrels and had little to say about his contemporaries. No trace of professional jealousy," (Archer)

Commentary: Shakespeare must have been happy because he ha uno professional quarrels which made his job easier.

Quote #6:"If his partners had not published the First Folio, there would be no Shakespeare as he is known today"(Harold).

Commentary: These partners gave him the chance to become the great legend he is.

Legacy Shakespeare left:

Quote #7:"Shakespeare succeeded in outdoing other English playwrights in the lurid tradition of the revenge play (drama in which the main character seeks revenge on someone who has wronged him)" (Carnagie).

Commentary: Shakespeare started something new that everyone didn't want to do , and everyone liked it.

Quote #8:"... He left us only his poems and his plays" (Anderson)

Commentary: Shakespeare didn't leave a lot but he left enough to let his legacy go on.

Quote #9:"It is important that we understand Shakespeare's theater because it influenced how he wrote his plays"(Anderson).

Commentary: We wouldn't get awesome theaters or plays that influence our modern world, without the thoughts of shakespeare.

Quote #10:"Shakespeare is today the most quoted author in the English language"(Carnegie).

Commentary: Thanks to shakespeare, our modern world is influenced with amazing plays and arts. We quote him a lot because Shakespeare was a genius.

Works Cited

Anderson, Robert. “Shakespeare and His Theater: A Perfect Match.” Holt Literature and Language Arts: First Course- Mastering the California Standards- Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, California Edition, by Robert, pp. 778-82.

---. “Shakespeare and His Theater: A Perfect Match.” Holt Literature and Language Arts: First Course- Mastering the California Standards- Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, California Edition, by Robert, pp. 778-82.

---. “William Shakespeare’s Life: A Genius from Stratford.” Holt Literature and Language Arts: First Course- Mastering the California Standards- Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, California Edition, pp. 776-77.

---. “William Shakespeare’s Life: A Genius from Stratford.” Holt Literature and Language Arts: First Course- Mastering the California Standards- Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, California Edition, pp. 776-77.

Archer, Stanley. “Shakespeare.” Magill’s Literary Annual 1993. Ed. Frank N. Magill. Hackensack: Salem, 1993. n. pag. Salem Online. Web. 08 Dec. 2016. <http://online.salempress.com>.

Baker, William. “Shakespeare, William.” In Baker, William, and Kenneth Womack, eds. The Facts On File Companion to Shakespeare. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2012. Bloom’s Literature, Facts On File, Inc. www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE54&WID=103800&SID=5&iPin=CS0001&SingleRecord=True.

Branam, Harold. “William Shakespeare.” Salem Press Biographical Encyclopedia (2016): Topic Overviews 6-12. Web. 7 Dec. 2016.

Lander, Jesse M. “Shakespeare, William.” World Book Advanced. World Book, 2016. Web. 18 Nov. 2016.

Shakespeare, William.“ Renaissance and Reformation Reference Library, edited by Julie L. Carnagie, et al., vol. 4: Vol. 2: Biographies, UXL, 2002, pp. 335-346. Gale Virtual Reference Library, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=tmulvusd&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CCX3426300095&asid=a08c35a1eafaf988c413ece2afc5db8e. Accessed 7 Dec. 2016.

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