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Historical: Keeley Carney

William Shakespeare was a very highly respected and educated playwright. A biography on William Shakespeare states, “ William Shakespeare was a respected man of the dramatic arts who wrote plays and acted in some in the late 16th and early 17th centuries” (Biography.com). Not much is known about his childhood or his family because he really started to become famous when he was out of school around 1592. His plays definitely made history in that they caused a lot of controversy back in his time and even still do now. When he wrote the play //Macbeth //, many people were scandalized by it because it referred to the king of England at the time. But now, it is one of the most famous plays in history. This is just one example of how his plays affected history and how popular they were, and still are. He left a legacy and will be remembered probably for the rest of human history.

Works Cited Biography.com Editors. "William Shakespeare Biography." //Bio.com //. A&E Networks Television. Web. 06 Jan. 2016.

"William Shakespeare." //Poets.org //. Academy of American Poets. Web. 06 Jan. 2016.

Audience: Sydney Carruth



Poet and playwright William Shakespeare had a large span of people from all walks of life comprising his audience. The public theater was designed to accommodate people with many different levels of income, and therefore not limiting Shakespeare’s audience to just wealthy people. For example, poor peasants who attended Shakespeare’s plays were known as “groundlings” because they paid a lower entrance fee to sit on the ground. Despite this, the lower- class citizens were still thoroughly influenced by these plays, for example, Amanda Mabillard stated, “ Shakespeare's audience was far more boisterous than are patrons of the theatre today. They were loud and hot-tempered and as interested in the happenings off stage as on” (Mabillard). During Shakespeare’s time, plays were the most exciting form of easy- access entertainment, so people were easily sucked into the plot and characters. This caused them to be very roudy when viewing the plays.Shakespeare’s enthralling plays rapidly grew more popular, and enticed wealthy lords to have Shakespeare’s players perform his plays for them in court. When wealthy lords and other high class citizens wanted to see the plays at a theater house, they were seated in comfortable viewing boxes. In other words, Shakespeare influenced an extremely large group of people with his plays, which is part of the reason his works are still cherished to this day.

Works Cited Mabillard, Amanda. "Shakespeare's Audience: The Groundlings.//"Shakespeare's Audience: The Groundlings//. //N.p., n.d. Web//. 06 Jan. 2016.

"Internet Shakespeare Editions." //Shakespeare's Audiences.// //N.p., n.d. Web//. 06 Jan. 2016.

Cultural: Ana Gonzalez The works of William Shakespeare were greatly influenced by his culture and surroundings and have also to this day, influenced the culture. An author states, “Shakespeare's stories transcend time and culture. Modern storytellers continue to adapt Shakespeare’s tales to suit our modern world, whether it be the tale of Lear on a farm in Iowa, Romeo and Juliet on the mean streets of New York City, or [|Macbeth in feudal Japan] (Mabillard). Many of his works such as Macbeth were inspired by the world around him and Europe during his time. Shakespeare was able to create stories and poems about issues and subjects around him. All of these works have become timeless due to the fact that they have affected many cultures. His works continue to be performed and learned from. Many people today and from past years are able to relate to his writings and emotions he had written into his characters. Lastly, he has influenced the English language more than any other writer.

Works Cited Mabillard, Amanda. Why Study Shakespeare? //ShakespeareOnline.com// 20 Aug. 2000. Web. 06 Jan. 2016

"William Shakespeare." //History.com//. A&E Television Networks. Web. 06 Jan. 2016.

Aim: Alyssa

William Shakespeare is world renown for all of his works and pieces that impacted the world of literature. A biography claims, “over the course of 20 years, Shakespeare wrote plays that capture the complete range of human emotion and conflict”(Biography.com). He first delved into theatre by working as an actor and composing several plays. Through this he gained the attention of a patron and began to produce his first poems. Shakespeare continued to thrive as he became a partner in an acting company and later opened a theater named the Globe. He composed at least 154 sonnets and over 30 different plays throughout his lifetime. His contribution to literature was so unique in that he also created many words that we still use today. Shakespeare was very dedicated to his work, but as fate would have it he died on his birthday in 1616. He was most revered and popular some 200 years later during the Romantic period, and still carries one of the most respected legacies. Now some of his works are taught at schools around the world and he is recognized as one of the greatest playwrights and poets of his time.

Works Cited  Biography.com Editors. "William Shakespeare Biography." //Bio.com.// A&E Networks Television. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Web. 06 Jan. 2016.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">"William Shakespeare." //Poets.org//. Academy of American Poets. Web. 06 Jan. 2016.