were written in succession. The reason why
Shakespeare did not become famous as an actor is
because he played secondary and episodic roles. In
any case, the stage school was passed - this work
helped the actors to learn and understand their
relationship with the audience. It was important for
Shakespeare that his works were popular, so he had a
strong relationship with the Globe Theater, where all
his plays were staged. "Globus" accommodated 1,500
spectators from different social and property strata.
On March 24, 1603, after the death of Elizabeth I, the
crown of England was put on James I. The theater
troupe came under his control. Before going to
Stratford, Shakespeare wrote the plays "Antony and
Cleopatra", "Coriolanus", "Tina of Athens". Then, in
1610-1612, he created the works "Winter's Tale" and
"The Flood". Shakespeare's first plays were written in
the early 1590s, and the last in 1612. Therefore, his
creative path is not very long - a little more than
twenty years. However, in these two decades,
Shakespeare made a huge change in dramaturgy. In
his early comedies, the subject of swindling and deceit,
which was customary at that time, is not found. They
joke for the sake of mirth, for the sake of mirth. All
characters are colorful, psychological solutions are
complex and diverse. The heroes of Shakespeare's
comedies are always unusual, they embody the
qualities of the Renaissance: freedom, a sharp mind, a
desire for independence and, of course, a love of life
with sadness. It is worth saying that even in the clown
scenes of the comedy, Shakespeare creates complex
realistic characters ("Comedy of Errors"). In such
works, it is especially noteworthy that male confidence,
cheerfulness, activity and cuteness are embodied in
the image of women. The language of his plays is
unprecedentedly rich: according to research by
philologists and literary experts, Shakespeare's
vocabulary was found to be 12,000-15,000 words. In
the last years of his life, Shakespeare moved away
from literary activities and lived inconspicuously in his
family circle. It seems that this was caused by his
serious illness - this is evidenced by his hastily written
will on March 15, 1616.From the 18th century to the
present day, there are speculations that Shakespeare's
plays belong to a completely different person. For
more than two centuries, under such assumptions,
about thirty people have been named as contenders
for the "role" of the author, from Francis Bacon and
Christopher Marlowe to the pirate Francis Drake and
Queen Elizabeth. There are also assumptions that a
whole team of authors worked under the name of
Shakespeare. This is due to the multifaceted creativity
of the playwright: tragedy, comedy, historical chronicle,
emotional-philosophical poetry - just remember the
famous sonnets. Even if one of the listed genres is
taken, it becomes clear that Shakespeare was
surprisingly versatile. But in any case - the identity of
the playwright and poet is still not settled - the
writings of the genius of the Renaissance continue to
inspire directors and actors around the world.
A few years before his death, the biographer Rowe
was the first to report that Shakespeare had left
Stratford. However, at that time it was a rare event to
be completely away from work, and Shakespeare did
not hesitate to go to London. In the last week of the
playwright's life, a man named Thomas Queen, who
married his daughter Judith, was accused of treason.
A woman named Margaret Wheeler gave birth to a
child and claimed that Queenie was the father. Soon
after, the woman and the baby died. Shakespeare
carefully revised the will to ensure that Quine did not
interfere with the inheritance belonging to his
daughter Judith. On April 23, 1616, the most famous
playwright of all times and nations died at the age of
52. His last descendant is Elizabeth Hall, daughter of
Susanna and John Hall. Today, there are no direct
descendants of the famous playwright, but according
to the memoirist John Aubrey, the baptized William
Davenant considered himself the son of Shakespeare.
His mother was a winemaker, and one day she visited
Shakespeare's house in London on the way to Oxford.
Shakespeare was buried at St. Troitsa Altar in Stratford.
He was deemed worthy of this honor not because he
was a great playwright, but because he paid a large
sum of money. A monument erected by relatives on
the wall not far from the grave depicts the state of
Shakespeare's writing. Every year on the playwright's
birthday, the goose feather in Shakespeare's hand on
the monument is renewed. He is the author who
wrote the words on the tombstone himself.
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