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
started his life on 1564-1616 in Stratford upon Avon. He was a great poet and playwright. He did lots of plays in London in the Globe Theater. He did not had a great education or a great life. He lost one of his child to an unknown cause. Shakespeare’s birth is unknown, his education was not good, he got married at a young age, his religion is unknown, he went to London to do plays, and his death was at age 52. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford upon Avon in a town of around 1500 residents
very unclear. In addition, the lack of evidence indicating he was even a writer, cause skeptics to believe William Shakespeare of Stratford-Upon-Avon was, in fact, not the mastermind behind the Shakespeare Canon. Regardless, many literary historians and Shakespearean scholars do not find any reason to suspect that anyone except the William Shakespeare from Stratford-Upon-Avon wrote
Shakespeare became one of the most talented play writers of all time, and his brilliant work is still talked about to this very day. William Shakespeare was born in town of Stratford-upon-Avon on April 23, 1564. The Shakespeare's were well respected prominent people and when young William turned seven years old, he began attending the Stratford Grammar School with other boys of his age. His education consisted mostly of Latin Studies-learning to read, write, and speak the language fairly well by studying some
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. There are many facts about William Shakespeare that the world does not know! At a young age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway and had three children. Even
able to piece together. First, his birth and family are important, as well as his schooling and childhood, and finally his married life. First, Williams birth and family. It is said that William Shakespeare was born around April 23, 1564, in Stratford on Avon. The exact date of his birth is unknown, but people say around the 23 of April because he was baptized at the Holy Trinity church on April 26. Back then most baptisms took place about three days after a child was born. William was the son of
child. His life has many different parts to it. For example his childhood where it all started. Shakespeare was born in a place called Stratford-upon-Avon in England and his date of birth is still unknown. Stratford was an exciting place to live. Stratford also had fields and woods surrounding it giving William the opportunity to hunt and trap small game. The River Avon, which ran through die town, endowed him the title
William Shakespeare was born in the year of 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. His exact birth date is unknown but it is traditionally celebrated on April 23. In England this day is known as the feast of St. George. He was the third of eight children born to John and Mary Arden Shakespeare. John Shakespeare was a tanner, and a glove maker. He served a term as the mayor of Stratford, a town council man, a justice of peace, and an ale-taster. Unfortunately John could not write. John Shakespeare
and although it's impossible to know exactly what day he was born, it is widely agreed upon that he was born April 23 of that year. April 23 would be a very convenient day for Shakespeare's birth, as he died on the same day in 1616, and it is also St. George's Day. He grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon, Although no record exist of it, it is likely that William attended the King's New School in Stratford-upon-Avon. He would have learned in Latin grammar because this school's curriculum was structured
sonnets , two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every language and are performed more often than those of any other playwrights. Shakespeare was born and brought up in Stratford-upon-avon, Warwickshire. When he turned 18 he married Anne Hathaway, they had three kids together, Susanna, and twins Hamnet and judith. Sometime between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer,
when Joan Hathaway died. We can assume that Anne Hathaway received home schooling at best or no schooling at all at worst and lived most of her life until marriage in the hamlet of Hamlet, one mile away from Stratford in the forest of Arden. She certainly was a regular visitor to Stratford and her family was well acquainted with the Shakespeares of Henley Street. Despite the age gap, William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway knew each other. Anne Hathaway was not a particularly attractive woman
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
small town in the United Kingdom, Stratford-upon-Avon. “William Shakespeare did not seem destined for greatness. He was not born into a family of nobility or significant wealth.” (“The Life of William Shakespeare”) William Shakespeare was the son of John Shakespeare and Mary Aden. William had five siblings; two older sisters, and three younger
23,1564 in Stratford Upon-Avon, England. He wrote and acted out plays at this theater he worked at. He was licensed to marry Anne Hathaway, and had 3 children with her. Two were twins named Hamnet and Judith.The other child was named Susanna. She was baptised on May 26, 1583. Hamnet and Judith was baptized on Feb 2, 1585. He wrote 37-38 plays and 154 sonnets. First ever play written by him was “Comedy of Errors”. As a kid, he went to the school King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon. At this school
forever be great and his legacy even greater. This person is William Shakespeare. Though no birth records exist on William Shakespeare, there are church records that indicate that a William Shakespeare was baptized at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. (Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2016.) With this information, it is believed that William Shakespeare was born near April in 1564. Scholars now recognize April 23rd as the birthday of William. William
daughters with many gifts set aside for his sister, theater partners, friends, and the poor of Stratford. Written in his will he offered the family's “second best bed” to his wife Anne. He died one month later on April 23, 1616. Yet he left us with the greatest gift of all in the form of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and two narrative poems. When William Shakespeare died in his birthplace of Stratford-upon-Avon he was considered one of the greatest English playwrights of his era. No records accurately show
to his fathers losses William was forced to leave school at approximately the age of 15 to help his father support their family. (123helpme96903) At the age of 18 Shakespeare met Anne Hathaway a girl from a small village on the outskirts of Stratford-upon-Avon, and began a courtship and married soon after for moral
Between 1564 and 1616, William Shakespeare lived and raved as a poet, playwright, and actor in Stratford upon Avon. When Shakespeare was alive, cars were not yet invented. Although Shakespeare did not have a car, we can image what he would drive based on different aspects such as wealth, distance traveled, and social status. I believe that Shakespeare would drive a red 1962 Ferrari 250 GTE. I believe that Shakespeare would drive a 1962 Ferrari based on his wealth. When Shakespeare was growing up
on April 23rd 1564. He was born in a small town called Stratford-upon-Avon in England. Little information has been found to document Shakespeare’s early life, there is a record of baptism of a William Shakespeare in which an estimation of his birth date has been presumed from this, as no actual record of birth was made. Scholars have assumed the extent of his early education due to the availability of schooling around Stratford- upon-Avon at the time, there are no schooling records belonging to
They say that Shakespeare’s limited education wouldn’t have allowed him to “have had such an excellent command of English” (Doyle). They also seem to believe that “there is no documentation that William Shakspere of Stratford had access to such information” (“Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship”). Their argument is based largely on the fact that “there remains an enormous amount that we don’t know about William Shakespeare” and therefore he mustn’t be the author (Bryson). Since