William Shakespeare was born on April 23rd 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon and died on April 23rd 1616; he was 52 years old when he died and was buried in the Stratford church. His father was John Shakespeare and died in 1601; his mom was Mary Arden and died in 1608. He married to Anne Hathaway the daughter of a farmer. They got three children: Susanna who was born on 1583 and two twins a boy which is Hammet and a girl which is Judith. Susanna was the eldest child and she didn’t have any education, she married John Hall in 1607 and they got one daughter and named her Elizabeth. Hammet was the only son of William Shakespeare, he died at age eleven and the cause was unknown. Judith is the youngest daughter of William Shakespeare and she married Thomas Quiney and had three children.
Shakespeare went to London between 1585 and 1592 and began to establish himself as an actor and playwright and his plays were performed only by the Lord Chamberlain’s Men and later the name was changed to King’s Men. Between 1589 and 1592 Shakespeare established his career and begins to make a name for him. They built their own theatre across the Thames, south of London, which they called "The Globe", the globe was built by 1599. In 1597 he purchased the second largest house in Stratford which he called New Place. William Shakespeare wrote a series of popular stage plays. Manny of his work including “Romeo and Juliet” and “Macbeth” are still read and performed around the world, and some doubts are there about if someone used to write the plays and poets for him. William Shakespeare’s name became a selling point.
William Shakespeare’s career is divided into four periods.Beginning with what is referred to as an experimental period starting around 1591 and endin...
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... facts about his activities. The first ''Lost Years'' are between 1578 and 1582 when he leaves school at the age of 14 and 1582 when he marries Anne Hathaway at the age of 18. The second ''Lost Years'' are between 1582 and 1592 the evidence occurred between when he was in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1589 and when he had to move to London by 1592.
The First Folio was published by John Heminge and Henry Condell in 1623 and it contains thirty-six plays although many of the plays were already in the quarto. The Foil was created after seven years of William’s death. The thirty-six plays of the First Folio occur in an order, the order is: first the comedies, second the histories, and last the tragedies. The Folio includes all of Shakespeare’s plays except of Pericles, Prince of Tyre, and The Two Noble Kinsmen, and two "lost plays" which are Cardenio and Love's Labour's Won.
William Shakespeare, an English actor and play write, was born in Stratford upon Avon on April 23, 1564. When he was 18 he married Anne Hathaway, a Stratford woman, who was 26 years old. Shakespeare and Hathaway had three children. The first was Susanna and the twins were Hamnet and Judith. Another of Shakespeare's great works of art, Hamnet, was named after Hamnet. Juliet, in Shakespeare's famous play Romeo and Juliet, was named after Judith. Shakespeare died on April 23, 1601. There are many events that contributed to Romeo and Juliet's deaths. These events are either fate or coincidence.
William was 18 and Anne was 26. There first born child was Susana. Two years later they had twins, Hamnet and Judith. Hamnet died in 1596 aged 11. Shakespeare died aged 52, on 23rd April 1616.
“Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford – upon – Avon to his parents John and Mary Shakespeare. He was the third of seven children, in which three of them died. ” (Shakespeare’s Life) Shakespeare attended Stratford’s grammar school, and after he left married Anne Hathaway. During his marriage, “Shakespeare lived primarily in London (1592 to 1611) while his wife Anne Hathaway live in Stratford – upon – Avon, about 100 miles away.” (k12) Together they had three kids, Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith. Only Susanna and Judith lived to older ages, while Hamnet his only son died at a young age. (Shakespeare’s Life)
Cohen, Walter, J.E. Howard, K. Eisaman Maus. The Norton Shakespeare. Vol. 2 Stephen Greenblatt, General Editor. New York, London. 2008. ISBN 978-0-393-92991-1
Dutton, R., & Howard, J.E. (2003). A Companion to Shakespeare’s Works.(p. 9) Maiden, MA: Blackwell Pub.
William Shakespeare, the myth, the man, the legend. Shakespeare was born April 23rd, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. Shakespeare lived a favorable life during the Elizabeth era. William was the fourth child of eight children. His parents were a wealthy business family and they could afford Shakespeare an exceptional education. . Shakespeare’s father worked as an alderman and which attained the family’s income because it was worthy job. Rather less what’s the story behind this splendid man?
Cohen, Walter, J.E. Howard, K. Eisaman Maus. The Norton Shakespeare. Vol. 2 Stephen Greenblatt, General Editor. New York, London. 2008. ISBN 978-0-393-92991-1
William was the third child of John and Mary Shakespeare. The first two were daughters and William was himself followed by Gilbert who died in 1612 and Richard who died in 1613. Edmund (1580-1607), sixth in the line was baptized on May the third, 1580 and William's oldest living sister was Joan who outlived her famous playwright brother. Of William's seven siblings, only Judith and four of his brothers survived to adulthood.
Greenhill, Wendy, and Wignall, Paul. Shakespeare: A Life. Chicago IL: Reed Educational & Professional Publishing, 2000. Print.
In 1582 at age 18, William married an older woman named Anne Hathaway. They had children, Susanna, Hamnet, and Juilet. Their only son died at age 11. By early Seventeenth Century, Shakespeare had begun to write plays in the genre of tragedy which were his finest achievements. Characters: 1.)
Boyce, Charles. Shakespeare A to Z. Roundtable Press, Inc.; New York. 1990, Pg. #78 - 80
There was a gap in his life where no one had any evidence of him or his wife. Between 1585 and 1592. All people know, is that he left Stratford for London either in 1586 or 87.
In 1564, William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon (Hazell 32). It seems that Shakespeare’s career began around the year 1592. This was a tough time for playwrights and actors. There was an outbreak of the bubonic plague which caused concerns for those wanting to watch because of being surrounded by those potentially carrying the disease, thus making it hard for the playwrights and actors to find work (“William Shakespeare.” 653-654).
Throughout the United States and the entire world people are aware of Shakespeare; however, many people wonder why society wants their citizens to continue to read William Shakespeare’s plays and poems. Shakespeare continues to influence today’s environment and brings people together by speaking of a common author that most people know. All across the world, students must read at least one of Shakespeare’s works; which often develop those children who read his works into better writers. During the Elizabethan Era, William Shakespeare experienced an uneventful childhood and had a basic education; however, his life still seems to be shrouded with mystery and raises the argument that he was not only the most successful, but also the most mysterious playwright, actor, and poet from that time period.
William Shakespeare’s life has brought much curiosity to many. This is natural as he is considered to be the greatest figure of English Literature. William Shakespeare, in terms of his life and work, is the most written-about author in the history of Western civilization. His works include 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and 2 epic narrative poems, the First of which was published after his death in 1623 by two of Shakespeare's acting companions, John Heminges and Henry Condell. Since then, the works of Shakespeare have been studied, analyzed, and enjoyed as some of the finest work of art in the English language.