Shakespeare in love
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William Shakespeare was a famous English playwright and actor in the late 16th century who rose to prominence around the same time as fellow playwright Christopher Marlowe, who died mysteriously before Shakespeare became widely known. The document also profiles Queen Elizabeth I, who loved drama; Philip Henslowe, an Elizabethan theatrical entrepreneur; Richard Burbage, the first great English actor who performed at the Globe Theatre and was friends with Shakespeare; and the Chamberlain's Men, Shakespeare's acting company. It introduces some characters from Shakespeare in Love, such as Viola and Lord Wessex, who did not exist in reality.
Shakespeare in love
- 1. SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE Between 鍖ction and reality
- 3. William Shakespeare The greatest playwright of all times at 29, an outstanding actor, poet but note so famous as Christopher Marlowe
- 4. Christopher Marlowe A great playwright who died mysteriously before Shakespeare got really famous. He came from Canterbury. His fame is connected to bloody tragedies as Doctor Faustus
- 5. John Webster A famous playwright who was much younger than Shakespeare. His most famous play was The Spanish Tragedy
- 6. ELIZABETH I She was a great queen with a strong personality and a lively intelligence. She never married because she used to say that she was married to her people. She loved drama.
- 7. Philip Henslowe Philip Henslowe (c. 1550 6 January 1616) was an Elizabethan theatrical entrepreneur and impresario. Henslowe's modern reputation rests on the survival of his diary, a primary source for information about the theatrical world of Renaissance London.
- 8. Richard Burbage Richard Burbage (6 January 1567 12 March 1619) is considered the 鍖rst great actor of English theatre. He is one of the most famous actors of the Globe Theatre of his time. In addition to being a stage actor, he was also a theatre owner, entrepreneur, and painter. He was the younger brother of Cuthbert Burbage. They were both actors in drama. Burbage was a business associate and friend to William Shakespeare. The son of James Burbage, a joiner who became a theatrical impresario and entrepreneur, also founded the 鍖rst theatre.
- 11. Viola
- 12. Lord Wessex