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Title: William Shakespeare born April 23, 1564 died April 23, 1616


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William Shakespeareborn April 23, 1564died
April 23, 1616
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BirthplaceStratford - upon - Avon
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BaptizedHoly Trinity Church
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Early Life
  • Parents John Shakespeare and Mary Arden
    Shakespeare
  • Third of 8 children oldest son
  • Attended Stratford Grammar School, which stressed
    Latin

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Marriage Nov. 27, 1582
  • Married Anne Hathaway
  • She was 26 he was 18.
  • She was 3 months pregnant.

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Children
  • Susannah (1583)
  • Twins Hamnet and Judith (1585)
  • Hamnet died at age 11 (1596)

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Lost Years
  • 1585 1592
  • Little is known about his marriage, but he had
    made his mark in London by 1592 as a successful
    actor and writer.

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Vast range of material
  • Poems
  • Sonnets
  • Plays
  • Bible the only work translated into more
    languages than Shakespeare

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2 long narrative poems
  • Dedicated to the Earl of Southampton, his patron
    (and some say his lover)
  • Venus and Adonis
  • The Rape of Lucrece

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Sonnets
  • Wrote 154
  • Most are written to a young man
  • Some are about a dark lady

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37 Playsduring 20 years in London
  • Histories
  • Tragedies
  • Comedies
  • Based on history or other already written fiction

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The Globe Theater
  • 10 owned by Shakespeare and made him his fortune
  • First play performed there Julius Caesar
  • All parts, including women, played by men
  • His acting company Lord Chamberlains Men
  • In 1603 his company changed names to The Kings
    Men (when King James I was crowned king).
  • In 1613 The Globe burned down during performance
    of Henry VIII.

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Retirement
  • 1613 fire marked the end of his career.
  • He retired to Stratford upon Avon.

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Elizabethan Era
  • Late 16th and early 17th century
  • Shakespeare wrote during this era.
  • Named after Queen Elizabeth I, who reigned from
    1558 to 1603

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Death
  • April 23, 1616 age 52
  • Buried in the chancel of Holy Trinity Church
  • Stone slab marks his grave, bearing inscription
    perhaps written by Shakespeare

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EpitaphGood friend, for Jesus sake forbear
To dig the bones enclosed here!Blest
be the man that spares these stones,And curst
be he that moves my bones.
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1623 7 years after his death
  • Plays gathered and published by friends in
    portfolio
  • Ben Jonson instrumental in gathering it and
    paid tribute to Shakespeare with a poem saying
    He was not of an age but for all time.
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