Open lesson: W. Shakespeare

Theme: Shakespeare’s

Form: 11 th “CH”

One of the most famous writers of the world William Shakespeare

was born on the twenty-third of April, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Stratford is a little charming village in beautiful Warwickshire, UK.

Near at hand were the forest of Arden, the old castles of Warwick

and Kenilworth, and the old Roman camps and military roads to

appeal powerful y to the boy’s lively imagination. The world

community gather on Shakespeare’s birthday to pay tribute to his

genius. Shakespeare’s Birthday in Stratford is one of these

characteristically English occasions where small-town pomp is

commingled with the respect of the world. The tradition of the

Birthday celebrations is so well established that it has become a

day of almost rigid charm. It has been said many times that on the

23rd April the world comes to Stratford. And as you push your way

through the crowds which swell around the narrow streets you see

how true this is. The day begins in a way which has been familiar

to Stratford’s Shakespearian Celebrations since Garrick held his

spectacular Jubilee of 1769.

The bells of the Bard’s church – Holy Trinity peal out across the town.

The Mayor and Corporation of Stratford follow the Town Beadle in procession

through the town, first to the

Birthplace and then to Holy Trinity Church. Entering the Holy Trinity

Church they lay wreaths on the poet’s tomb. During the morning, local

children dance on the broad green sweep of the Bancroft. By noon the

diplomats, ambassadors and VIPs are arriving for the Birthday

Luncheon – strictly for dignitaries- with its toasts, “The Immortal

Memory of William Shakespeare” and “The Drama”