William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare

• 1564-1616

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Childhood

• Born April 23, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon
• -actual date uncertain.
• Very little is known about his
• younger life.

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Parents

• His dad, John,
• was a successful
• glove maker and
• local politician.

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Parents

• His mom, Mary Arden, was the daughter of a
  well-to-do farmer.
• Both parents were illiterate.

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Young Adult

• William loved to read and improved himself
  through books
• He never went to college, but was considered the
  most
• widely educated
• man who ever
• lived.

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Married Life

• At 18, William married Anne Hathaway.
• Anne was 26 and pregnant with their daughter
  Susanna when they got married.
• They also had twins- Judith and Hamnet. Hamnet
  died at age 11.

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The Lost Years

• Ten years between
• Stratford and
• London that
• we know
• nothing about.

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London

• Shakespeare moved to become an actor and a
  playwright.
• He joined a company of actors known as The Lord
  Chamberlains men.
• -renamed The Kings men.

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Globe Theater

• In 1598, he built his own theater
• The Globe.

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Globe Theater
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His Writings

• He is considered the greatest writer of English
  literature.
• Shakespeare wrote 37 plays (comedies, histories,
  and tragedies), 2 narrative poems, and 154
  sonnets.

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His Writings

• Original dates of plays are unknown since they
  were written to be performed.
• A collection of his plays were published in 1623
  by two fellow-actors.

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His Writings
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His Death

• William Shakespeare died on April 23,1616