William Shakespeare is considered to be the greatest playwright of all time, even though many facts about his life still remain a mystery. In his lifetime Shakespeare wrote 36 plays and 154 sonnets. The following paragraphs will included the key moments known about William Shakespeare's life, birth through death.
Shakespeare is believed to have been born on April 23, 1564 and baptized three days later on April 26, 1564 at the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon. He started school at the age of five and there William Shakespeare learned how to read and write. By the age of eight he was enrolled at the Stratford's Grammar School where he was taught by well paid Oxford men. Shakespeare learned Latin text, that fired his imagination, and Greek from the Greek New Testament.
"William Shakespeare [ at the age 18 ] married Anne Hathaway [ who was 26 ] on November 28, 1582, in Worcester, in Canterbury Province" (William Shakespeare Biography). Their first child was, a daughter who was named Susanna, born on May 26, 1583. They had twins, Hamnet and Judith, two years later on February 2, 1585. "After the birth of the twins, there are seven years of William Shakespeare's life where no record exist" (William Shakespeare Biography). A tragedy stuck this family when Hamnet died at the age of eleven due to an unknown cause. " In 1597 he was able to purchase a large house, New Place, in his native town" (Encyclopedia International).
William Shakespeare was a Protestant that attended the Church of England. This church was a mixture between the old Roman Catholic Church and the newer Protestant Church. The Bible was Shakespeare greatest source throughout his career as a playwright and poet. He used quotes from "Genesis," "...
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...daughter, Susanna. Though entitled to a third of his estate, little seems to have gone to his wife, Anne, whom he bequeathed his 'second-best bed' " (William Shakespeare Biography). " [Shakespeare] was buried in the chapel of Holy Trinity, as a distinguished Stratford man, on April 25, 1616" (The Shakespeare Handbook).
"Shakespeare's name survived in Stratford through New Place until 1759....., but principally through his monument, a framed half-length bust on the north wall of the chancel of Holy Trinity, a few yards from his grave." (The Shakespeare Handbook). His reputation for his dramatic intelligence did not get noticed until the nineteenth century.
" The greatest monument [of William Shakespeare] lies not in Holy Trinity, .... but in libraries, bookshops, and homes throughout the globe, in the collected editions of his works" (The Shakespeare Handbook).
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 in Stratford on Avon, England, in April of 1564 to Mary and John Shakespeare. He was the third child and the eldest son. His father was a tanner, glove-maker, and trader in wool and other precious commodities. William attended the Stratford Grammar school where he studied and received substantial training in Latin. He was married on November 27, 1582, to a woman named Anne Hathaway, who was eight years older than he was. In May of 1583, the couple's first daughter, Susanna was born. The couple had twins in February of 1585, Hamnet and Judith. Throughout his life, Shakespeare wrote thirty-seven plays, and several poems and sonnets. He was also an actor for a short while. Several of Shakespears plays were performed at the famous Globe Theater in England. On April 23, 1616 Shakespeare died, he was buried at the church of Stratford on April 25, 1616.
William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in late November or early December 1582 when Shakespeare was 18 and Hathaway was 26 at the Temple Grafton Church. The two did not conform to certain customs such as three “crying of the banns” ceremonies, having an arranged marriage, or marrying at their home parish. According to Wood, Hathaway became pregnant before she married Shakespeare and had to marry Shakespeare before she was visibly pregnant (Wood 89-90). The church banned marriage between Advent Sunday and the middle of January, so the two only had time for one “crying of the banns” ceremony on November 30th, 1582 (Wood 90). The two also married at Temple Grafton Church even though their home parish was Stratford-upon-Avon. After their marriage, Shakespeare and Hathaway had three children, Susanna, and twins Judith and Hamnet. After the birth of the twins, Shakespeare and Hathaway lived apart, and William Shakespeare moved to London. Even after William Shakespeare moved back to Stratford-Upon-Avon, the two lived apart (Bevington, Brown, Spencer). Despite their separation, Anne Hathaway requested to be buried next to William Shakespeare following their deaths. Through their special marriage bond, marrying outside of their home parish, and not having an arranged marriage, William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway’s marriage defied some of the
William Shakespeare was thought to have been born on April 23, 1564. At the time of his birth, babies were not formally registered and birth certificates were not produced but we do know that children were to be baptized three days after their birth and his baptism was the 26th, therefore, that is where the date comes from (Literary Genius). Shakespeare was one of eight children, which was actually quite small for a family of his time since families lived in fear of the child mortality rate (“Shakespeare Facts”). The only one of Shakespeare’s siblings to survive him was Joan II. She was named after her older sister, who died after only two months of life. She loved William wholeheartedly and was proud to see him become even more famous in the years that followed his lifetime. William’s family lived in a subdued market town in Britain, known as Stratford. William, specifically, lived on Henley Street where his father had lived for year’s prior (“Shakespeare Facts”). His childhood home is now restored and transformed into a museum for all to see and enjoy.
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright who is considered one of the greatest writers to ever use the English language. He is also the most famous playwright in the world, with his plays being translated in over 50 languages and performed across the globe for audiences of all ages. Known colloquially as "The Bard" or "The Bard of Avon," Shakespeare was also an actor and the creator of the Globe Theatre, a historical theatre, and company that is visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. His works span tragedy, comedy, and historical works, both in poetry and prose. Although he is the most-recognized playwright in the world, very little of his life is actually known.
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Most people today know and admire the beauty of William Shakespeare’s work and how much he has affected our English literature. More than any other author in English, Shakespeare has been able to create variety of characters, dramas, plays, to life. From writing 38 plays and 154 sonnets, he has written a variety well known pieces such as A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Sonnet 116, and Hamlet. Each masterpiece he has created just had marked the reality of them.
“William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was and English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s preeminent dramatist” (vodppl.upm.edu 2). He was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK, he also passed away in his hometown. “When Shakespeare died in 1616 the event was barely noticed” (Epstein 7). “Shakespeare’s family was initially prosperous but began having financial difficulties in the 1570’s” (Allen 325). “Shakespeare gained his education by attending the local grammar school, King’s New School, where the curriculum stressed a classic education of Greek mythology and roman comedy”(shakespeareinamericancomunites.org 1). He never carried his educational career to a higher level as in a university. “William Shakespeare was not recognized as an actor, poet, and playwright until 1592” (Allen 346).
William Shakespeare was the greatest performed and read playwright the English language had ever known. He wrote over 37 plays and 150 poems that powerfully affected the audience. Shakespeare’s multiple talents created works that had relatable scenarios, whether it was tragedy, comedies, or histories, the audience has enjoyed his plays for a very long time. His writing was very different from others of his time, due to the fact that he was very unique to everyone else. William Shakespeare is a phenomenal playwright who incorporates his personal experiences, uses vocabulary that would grow popular, and allowed the audience to make fascinating connections to the characters and to the theme, making his writing memorable 400 years later.
At the time, William was only eighteen while Anne was twenty-six. Later, their first child, Susanna, was born on May 26th, 1583, but this wasn’t their only child. The couple gave birth to twins, one named Hamnet and the other Judith. Sadly, Hamnet died at the age of eleven. According to “William Shakespeare”, it is believed that he began to earn a living as an actor and a playwright in London (Poets.org).
William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was a very well known playwright. He was also a poet and businessman. He wrote roughly 37 plays and he also wrote 154 sonnets. He was known as the greatest playwright of all time because he had a wide variety of works. His works are usually categorized under one of three types which are histories, tragedies and comedy.
William Shakespeare is the very famous well known poet and playwright in all over the globe. He was born on the 26th April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon,Warwickshire. The name William Shakespeare will be never forgotten in our hearts as he had wrote more than 37 world famous plays and also collaborated on several more during his life in London. William Shakespeare has had an incredible impact on the world we known today. His works have inspired artists of all type for generations.
In November 1582 he married Anne Hathaway. He was 18 and she was 26. They had 3 children. May 1583 they had Susanna then two years later had twins, Hamnet and Judith. Hamnet died at the age of 11. Susanna married a physician in 1607, and Shakespeare's other daughter married to a vintner in 1616.
The third of eight children, he was probably educated at the local grammar school. As the eldest son, Shakespeare ordinarily would have been apprenticed to his father's shop so that he could learn and eventually take over the business, but according to one account he was apprenticed to a butcher because of declines in his father's financial situation. According to another account, he became a schoolmaster#. In 1582 Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, the daughter of a farmer. He is supposed to have left Stratford after he was caught poaching in the deer park of Sir Thomas Lucy, a local justice of the peace. Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway had a daughter in 1583 and twins, a boy and a girl, in 1585. The boy did not survive.
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).