Victoria Savino
Mrs. Price, English 1 A
"William Shakespeare Research Report"
23 February 2016 "Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none." (Shakespeare 1) William Shakespeare was a brilliant writer and poet. The main themes of his plays and poems were love and human emotions. Shakespeare was one of the first professional writers ("William Shakespeare Biography" 1) and had an original writing style ("William Shakespeare Biography" 3). Shakespeare was not given the recognition he has received now until the late 19th century and early 20th century, he now inspires many authors and play writers all over the world ("William Shakespeare Biography" 5) . Shakespeare also created many new vocabulary words that are still used today, some of those words
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There are no records of his exact date of birth, however there are records of the date that he was baptized, which was April 26th, 1564 in Stratford ("William Shakespeare" 2). His parents were John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. His father worked as a leather merchant and his mother was a local landed heiress ("William Shakespeare Biography" 1). William Shakespeare had seven siblings. Three of his siblings died during childhood. There were no records found of William Shakespeare's education as a child, because of this it raises many questions about him. William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway on November 28, 1582 at the age of 18, Hathaway was 26. Their wedding was arranged quickly since Hathaway was pregnant. She gave birth to a daughter named Susana and less than two years later they had twins. Shakespeare's son, Hamnet, passed away at age 11 due to an unknown cause. ( "William Shakespeare" 2). Shakespeare spent most of his time away from his wife and two daughters . His work was his number one priority. This is shown in the text, " …show more content…
He received some negative criticism from a play writer named Robert Greene that was written into an edition of the Stationers' Register. Shakespeare was an important part of an acting company in London called Lord Chamberlain's Men. Since his literature became so popular, there is evidence showing that some of his plays and works were sold ("William Shakespeare Biography" 3). For many years, he wrote plays and poems that were based on love, tragedy, comedy, history, and betrayal. Some of the plays he wrote were called tragedies or tragicomedies ("William Shakespeare Biography" 4). Hamlet was his most widely known tragedy. He created over thirty seven plays throughout his career. Some of these plays include "King Lear", "Measure for Measure", "Macbeth", and "The Comedy of Errors" ( "William Shakespeare" 4). Shakespeare retired in 1612. ( "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,
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, the third of eight children and the first boy, was born in 1564 and baptized on 26 April in Holy Trinity Church” (Alexander 12). He was born and raised in the countryside known as Stratford, England and it is also where he was later buried when he died (Cousins 18).
His widow Anne died in 1623 and was buried beside him. Shakespeare wrote comedy, history, tragedy and poetry. In 1954, on average Shakespeare wrote 2 plays a year. His success in London made him very wealthy. The king then decided to sponsor his theatre company
William Shakespeare was born in 1564 at Stratford upon Avon. His true date of birth is a mystery. It is traditionally celebrated on April 23rd("Shakespeare's" pg 1). He was baptized on April 26th("Shakespeare's" pg 1). Which lead many to believe his birth was only a short time before. Plague struck his town in the same year as his birth. His parents were quite the people.
In his life he experienced many ups and downs as we all do. Shakespeare married a women, Anne Hathaway, who was eight years older than he at the ripe age of eighteen. He had a hurried marriage. Just a few months after they had been wed, Susanna was born which meant that the swift marriage was caused by an unplanned pregnancy due to premarital intercourse. Just a short twenty-one months later, they gave birth to a set of twins; Hamnet and Anne. Around 1590, he moved to England to make success of his work and he would later become a co-owner to the Globe Theater. In, 1596 his only son passed at age eleven. Shakespeare and Anne remained wed till 1616, when Shakespeare passed.
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.
William Shakespeare Introduction William Shakespeare (Born 1564) was a well-acclaimed playwright, actor and poet, most notable for his works, Macbeth (1623), Romeo and Juliet (1597) and The Merchant of Venice (1600). Even though Shakespeare bid adieu to the world many years back, his legacy continues to win several hearts. Literature without Shakespeare is considered to be an aquarium without fishes in it. He was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon and was of British nationality. Sadly, Shakespeare bid adieu to the world at the age of 52.
At a very slight age Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway. Shakespeare was eighteen, While Hathaway being only twenty-six. Many scholars suggest that this age difference had to do with some of a forced marriage. According to Shakespeare’s sonne...
William Shakespeare is clouded with mystery. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England in 1564. "Although his exact birth date is not know, there is a record of his baptism on April 26, 1954" (Kay 13). "His date of birth would have fallen shortly before that day is traditionally considered to be April 23, 1954" (Campbell and Quinn 755). He was born to John Shakespeare and his wife, Mary Arden and was the oldest of three sons. He also had four sisters. "Little is known of Shakespeare's early life, although it is likely that he received an education at the good local grammar school" (Lawall 2110). Other than that, there really is not much known about Shakespeare's youth. The next concrete piece of evidence about Shakespeare's life is his marriage to Anne Hathaway in November 1582, when he was just eighteen years old. It was a marriage of inconvenience. Anne was eight years older than he was and pregnant at the time so they had no choice but to marry. Their first daughter, Susanna, was born in 1583 and twins Hamnet and Judith were born in 1585. Sha...
William Shakespeare was born in the year 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, which is in the United Kingdom. William was the third born child in the Shakespeare family, son to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden, and brother to Gilbert, Richard, Edmund, Joan and Judith. William’s father, John, was a successful merchant, however WIlliam’s birth seemed to impoverish the family, with John’s wealth decreased by a substantial amount. William attended a school for the underprivileged and received a basic education. By 1592, William had begun his career as actor and playwright and had his first few performances published. By 1597, he had 17 more of his plays published as public performances. By this time, Shakespeare was known as one of the richest people in England, as he bought the second largest house in Stratford-upon-Avon. In 1599, Shakespeare and his group built their own theatre near the Thames river. They decided to call the theatre The ‘Globe’. Shakespeare’s first plays performed at ‘The Globe’ were Richard II,Henry VI parts 1,2 and 3. These plays were all Histories and comedies and he did not begin to make tragedies until 1600. Shakespeare’s later plays, before his death were called tragicomedies. These, as from the title, were tragedies involved with some humour.
William Shakespeare was educated at the local school in Stratford. Ironically, William never attended a university although virtually every English speaking universities studies his works. Bioghrapher a man educated in " the university of life." (Bender 14). His plays and other works display Shakespeare's vast knowledge of the entertainment, social mores, and culture of his native Warwickshire. William married Anne Hathaway in 1582. He was 18 and she was 26. They had twin daughters Hamnet and Judith and later their third daughter Susanna. (Bender 15). Shakespeare lived in an England that was overwhelmingly rural and had virtually no mechanized industry. It was a society very different from the one we enjoy in the U.S. today. Death and disease were the common experiences of all families during this era in England. (Andrews 67). This society was one in which a vigorous and youthful population was growing with unusual rapidity. The resulting economic development. (Andrews 72).
Shakespeare, the man who wrote 37 plays and more than a hundred sonnets, is known throughout the world. Many people consider him one of the best English playwrights of our time, others say that he was a genius.
William Shakespeare’s birth is presumed to be April 23, 1564. He was raised in Stratford, England, but his job was in London. He wrote plays and acted in them. He was educated at the grammar school of Stratford. He died on April 23, 1616.
Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway when he was 18 years of age. He had three children: one daughter Susanna, and two boys Hamnet and Judith. Like before, little known existence of Shakespeare was archived until he hit the London theater scene in 1592. 1952 marked the year where theater, poetry and the
Shakespeare’s childhood impacted him greatly into becoming who he was. Shakespeare’s childhood was neither exceptional nor dreadful; therefore, he had an uneventful childhood. William Shakespeare was evidently born on April 23, 1564, which is commonly known as St. George’s Day. The records from Holy Trinity Church attested that he was baptized there on April 26, 1564 (Pressley). Traditionally in the Elizabethan era, three days after birth of a child it would be baptized. This led many people to believe that Shakespeare was born on the 23 of April due to his baptism date. Shakespeare was born to Mary Arden and John Shakespeare in the quaint yet wealthy town of Stratford. His father was a glove maker, and Mary was from a higher social class; she was a daughter of a landowner (“Shakespeare, William.” 197-207). Shakespeare’s parents were well respected in the town, even though the family was not royalty. Shakespeare’s home in Stratford was no...