William Shakespeareγ΄δημοτικού

William Shakespeare is one of the world’s most famous writers. He wrote

plays for the theatre. He also wrote poems.

William Shakespeare was born in 1564. He grew up in England in the

time of Queen Elizabeth I.

PlaysShakespeare wrote at least 38 plays.He wrote comedies,stories with a happy ending.A

Midsummer Night’s dream is a comedy with fairies and humans.He wrote tragedies with

sad ending.Hamlet is a tragedy because at the end he dies.Romeo and Juliet is also a

tragedy because the young lovers both die.

The globe theatreThe theatre was built in 1598.It was round.They called it Globe.

It was open to the sky and plays began at 2 in the afternoon.

In Shakespeare’s time there were no women actors. Women’s parts were played by boys.

Plays had exciting special effects.There were ghosts, witches,flames and smoke.

PoemsShakespeare wrote some long

poems,and lots of short poems called

sonnets.

from Hamlet

by W.Shakespeare

‘To be,or not to be,that is the question.’