ENGL 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Ben Jonson, Richard Burbage, Locrine
5 May 2019
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Early years: named william shakespeare (no middle name/ we don"t know it, father was john, a glove maker. England: there are 83 variations of his name that have been used over time until we agreed to use shakespeare, he was born in a house. Education: father was john, a glove maker. Also involved in selling barley and timber and houses: went to the stratford grammar school, ben jonson said that he knew small latin and less greek implying that shakespeare wasn"t knowledgeable about the classics. Possibly in lancarshire: moves from stratford to london at some point. Shakespeare as an actor: he may have taken some roles in his own plays ex. Adam in as you like it: he acted in other people"s plays too. John aubrey he was a great actor . * what is this: wrote two plays a year for a while then one play/year after that. In the lord chamberlain"s men and the king"s men.
