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Collecting information a) On your own, study the visual clues, the texts and the information boxes on these two pages and make a few notes about Shakespeare. Consider the following questions: • Who was he? • Where have you come across his name? • What else do you know about him? b) Choose one quotation from these two pages and add comments to your notes. • Have you heard it before? • What do you think is the meaning of this phrase? 1  Fact file Elizabethan England (I) For most of Shakespeare’s life, Elizabeth I was Queen of England, and although she ruled for 45 years, change was the leitmotif of her reign. Her father, Henry VIII, had separated the English church from Rome, and Elizabeth was determined to complete the Protestant Reformation in England. Catholics were actively persecuted for fear of a Catholic rebellion. F “A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse.” ( Richard III , Act V, Scene iv) “The game is up.” ( Cymbeline , Act III, Scene iii) Al Pacino wrote, directed and starred in Looking for Richard . Shakespeare pub A performance by Australia’s Bell Shakespeare Company 1564 1576 1583 1587 1592 William Shakespeare is born in Stratford­ uponAvon. James Burbage obtains permission to build the first perma­ nent theatre building in London, The Theatre . In London, the theatre company The Queen’s Men is founded. Shakespeare has established himself in London as an actor and playwright. Shakespeare joins The Lord Chamber- lain’s Men , London’s most respected theatre company. 136 Unit Internet resources 8d4pt2 Shakespeare live 10 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv