Did you know that William Shakespeare is the best-selling fiction author of all time (estimated 4 billion copies were sold). William Shakespeare was born on Stratford-Upon-Avon, United Kingdom on April 23, 1564. William Shakespeare died on Stratford-Upon-Avon, United Kingdom on April 23, 1616. William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in 1582. They have 3 children together; Hamnet Shakespeare (son), Susanna Hall (daughter), Judith Quiney (daughter). William Shakespeare made 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and 5 poems. William Shakespeare is known as the best English poet of all-time. Many people believed that Shakespeare didn’t write his own plays and other authors write those plays and Shakespeare took credit for those plays. Although there are several candidates to be claimed as the author of Shakespeare, there are 2 candidates that are close to the real author. Essayist Francis Bacon (January 22, 1561 - April 9, 1626) and Playwright Christopher Marlowe (1564 …show more content…
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Edward De Vere died in 1604, and some of Shakespeare’s plays were published after that date. You can find Shakespeare in the Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-Upon-Avon, United Kingdom. We have a few signatures, a strange three page will, a record of his marriage to Anne Hathaway, some papers detailing business totally unrelated to writing. Francis Bacon and Christopher Marlowe were closed to the real author of Shakespeare. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon, United Kingdom. William Shakespeare died in Stratford-Upon-Avon, United Kingdom. William Shakespeare is considered English’s greatest poet and
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 Shakespeare was born on 26 April 1564 (died on 23 April 1616), in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire. Shakespeare was a poet, playwright and actor and has written about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and two long narrative poems. Shakespeare wrote many successful plays such as, Julius Caesar, Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet was written in the mid-1590s in London and even today it is considered to be one of the greatest plays ever written. It is a play based on a long dispute between two families, the Montague’s and the Capulet’s, and takes place in the cities of Verona and Mantua, Italy, over the course of four short days.
Stevenson, Alexa. “Probing Question: Did Shakespeare Really Write All Those Plays?” News. N.p. 1 Dec. 2008. Web. 29 Apr. 2014. .
In 1564, a man was born by the name of William Shakespeare. He was born to a poor family, was given little education, and had no interaction with sophisticated society. Thirty-eight plays and over 150 sonnets are not attributed to this ignorant man. Those who believe that Shakespeare was the author have no definitive proof but instead point to Hamlet’s declaration: "The play’s the thing(Satchell 71)." The true author, however, lies hidden behind he name of Shakespeare. Edward de Vere the premier Earl of Oxford is not only considered a great poet in history, but he may also be the great playwright who concocted the sonnets and plays which are now attributed to William Shakespeare of Stratford, England.
“Oxford Authorship Argument.” Absolute Shakespeare. 2000-2005. The Oxford arguments: Why Shakespeare could not have authored his works. http://absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/authorship/authorship_oxford_arguments.htm
Ever since the author's background has been questioned, scholars and other people have debated over who wrote the famous plays and sonnets that have the name William Shakespeare signed on them. Many alternative candidates have been presented, such as Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford. However, these people do not have strong or valid arguments to support their theories. Based on biographical evidence, Shakespeare, not Edward de Vere, most likely wrote Shakespearean works. The arguments for other candidates like de Vere are not strong enough to show that Shakespeare did not write Shakespearean works.
Born on approximately April 23, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, William Shakespeare is considered by many to have been the greatest writer the English language has ever known. His literary legacy included 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and five major poems. Among his many plays is the notable, Twelfth Night, a romantic comedy, placed in a festive atmosphere in which three couples are brought together happily.
With a few exceptions, Shakespeare did not invent the plots of his plays. Sometimes he used old stories (Hamlet, Pericles). Sometimes he worked from the stories of comparatively recent Italian writers, such as Boccaccio - using both well-known stories (Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing) and little known ones (Othello). Shakespeare has been proven, by many authors, to have borrowed from the Arts, the Histories and the Sciences. (Britannica Online, http://www.eb.com:180/cgi-bin/g?DocF=macro/5005/75/12.html)
Who wrote Shakespeare? For many years students have been studying and learning about Shakespeare, but was is all necessary? Many accuse and claim Shakespeare does not write his own plays, after multiple sources of ‘proof’ is listed, what would you think? William Shakespeare, a literacy genius, but never owned a book or wrote a letter.
The playwrighter, William Shakespeare, born in 1564, had 15 out of the 37 plays he wrote published by 1597, many of which were comedies and had witty romances. It wasnt until after 1600, when he started writing tragedies, includin...
( "William Shakespeare" 4). William Shakespeare died on or around April 23, 1616, the cause of his death is unknown ( "William Shakespeare" 5). There is no record of his date of death, but there are records that he was buried at Trinity Church in Stratford,
Without a doubt, Shakespeare is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the history of the English language and over the course of his works, contributed a great deal to the theatre and to literature. It is widely believed that William Shakespeare was born on April 23rd, 1564, and though no birth records actually exist, this assumption stems from the church records that show he was christened on the 26th of April. Despite being one of the most well-know writers to ever exist, the only sources that provide a basic timeline for his life are his works and official documents, such as church and court records. On May 26th of 1582, records show that Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, who gave birth to a daughter, Susanna, on May 26th of 1583 and
Over the past 20 or so years, there has been a lot of questions who the true author is of the Shakespeare plays. I side with the Oxfordians, who believe that Shakespeare is not the true author of the plays and other literary works that he receives credit for. The opposite side of the argument is the Stratfordians, who believe that Shakespeare was the one man who wrote over 30 plays and over 150 sonnets. The Stratfordian side of the argument says that Shakespeare is the true author of all the works attributed to him.
William Shakespeare is famous all around the world for his playwrights but is he really the one who wrote them or did someone else. You may be wondering where you would come up with such an accusation. Well, there is evidence that supports that William Shakespeare wrote his plays and there is also information supporting the other side of the argument that is claiming that Shakespeare didn’t write his plays.
In April of 1564 in an area of England known as Stratford upon Avon, William Shakespeare was born. Although his work can be found around the world and in various languages, Shakespeare’s personal life remains a mystery. What is understood about Shakespeare’s personal life can be found in his plays, poems, and publicly recorded information.(William Shakespeare 1). Although there is no birth record of Shakespeare it can be estimated that he was born on April 23, 1564 and he was baptized at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford upon Avon April 26, 1564. Shakespeare was born into a prominent family his father, John was a Glover and merchant, and his mother Mary inherited a lot of wealth (Shakespeare, William 1). William gr...