Презентация на тему Знакомство с Шекспиром

hardly come across any other name in world literature

that could be compared with the name of William Shakespeare.
The greatest and best interpreter of human nature, the poet of the widest sympathies, of the most profound knowledge of mankind, came into the world at the pleasant town of Stratford-on-Avon in April, 1564. His birthday is uncertain. He was baptised, as the Parish Register states, on April 26, 1564, but there is nothing to prove on what day he was born. His father, John Shakespeare was a wool-dealer and glover. He stood, at all events, in good estimation. He was a yeoman and held some landed property. In 1557, John married Mary Arden. It was her destiny to become the mother of William Shakespeare. She had eight children: four sons and four daughters. William was the third child.

a great part of his life in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Mary Arden's house, three miles northwest of Stratford. Here lived Shakespeare's mother. This is a typical farm house of the period.

John Shakespeare lived and kept his shop in this

house. His eight children were born here. Two of them died young.

mile from Stratford, where she was born, in 1556

and lived until she married William Shakespeare in 1582.

died
This is the place where the house

in which Shakespeare died used to be. It was a big house bought by William Shakespeare for his family when he was still in London. Here he spent the last years of his life. Unfortunately, the house was destroyed.

Holy Trinity Church where Shakespeare was buried. Visitors coming

to Stratford admire the beauty of the church and honour his memory. It's interesting that he died on his birthday, 23 April, 1616.

Shakespeare is the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. The present building

was constructed in 1932. The first building was opened on Shakespeare's birthday in 1879 and destroyed by fire in 1926.

statue of Shakespeare, presented to Stratford by Lord Ronald

Sutterland Gower in 1888. Shakespeare's figure is high above the ground and on the ground there are small figures of Shakespeare's famous characters.