WilliamWilliam

ShakespeareShakespeare

William Shakespeare was born in William Shakespeare was born in April 1564 in Stratford-Upon-Avon, April 1564 in Stratford-Upon-Avon, in the centre of England. We don’t in the centre of England. We don’t

know exact Shakespeare’s birthday know exact Shakespeare’s birthday but his baptism was on Wednesday but his baptism was on Wednesday

26th April 1564. 26th April 1564.

EducationEducation

He went to King New He went to King New Grammar SchoolGrammar School in in

Stratford, but he Stratford, but he never studied at never studied at

uuniversities. niversities.

MarriageMarriage

In 1582, when he In 1582, when he was 18, he married was 18, he married

Anne Hathaway Anne Hathaway and theyand they had eight had eight children.children. Hamnet, Hamnet,

Shakespeare’s only Shakespeare’s only son, died around son, died around the same time as the same time as

he washe was writing writing Romeo & JulietRomeo & Juliet

in 1596.in 1596.

PlaysPlays

In the late 1580s, In the late 1580s, he decided to leave he decided to leave Stratford and try to Stratford and try to find work in find work in LondonLondon.. By this By this time, there were time, there were several theatres in several theatres in the city. He the city. He became a well became a well known actor and known actor and playwright.playwright.

Shakespeare wrote comedies, Shakespeare wrote comedies, tragedies, histories and poetry. tragedies, histories and poetry. The two most famous plays are The two most famous plays are HHamlet amlet andand Romeo & Juliet. Romeo & Juliet.

The PlaysThe Playsandand

Sonnets of Shakespeare Sonnets of Shakespeare

All's Well That Ends Well All's Well That Ends Well

As You Like It As You Like It

The Comedy of ErrorsThe Comedy of Errors

Cymbeline Cymbeline

Love's Labours Lost Love's Labours Lost

Measure for MeasureMeasure for Measure

The Merry Wives of WindsorThe Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merchant of VeniceThe Merchant of Venice

Midsummer Night's Dream Midsummer Night's Dream

Much Ado About Nothing Much Ado About Nothing

•Pericles, Prince of Tyre Pericles, Prince of Tyre

•Taming of the Shrew Taming of the Shrew

•The Tempest The Tempest

•Troilus and Cressida Troilus and Cressida

•Twelfth Night Twelfth Night

•Two Gentlemen of Verona Two Gentlemen of Verona

•Winter's TaleWinter's Tale

Comedy:Comedy:

Tragedy:Tragedy:

Antony and Cleopatra Antony and Cleopatra

Coriolanus Coriolanus

Hamlet Hamlet

Julius Caesar Julius Caesar

King Lear King Lear

Macbeth Macbeth

Othello Othello

Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet

Timon of Athens Timon of Athens

Titus Andronicus Titus Andronicus

History:History:

Henry IV, part 1Henry IV, part 1

Henry IV, part 2Henry IV, part 2

Henry V Henry VIHenry V Henry VI

II Richard IIIII Richard III

part 1 Henry VIpart 1 Henry VI

part 2 Henry VIpart 2 Henry VI

part 3 Henry VIIIpart 3 Henry VIII

King John RichardKing John Richard

Poetry:Poetry:

The SonnetsThe Sonnets

A Lover's ComplaintA Lover's Complaint

The Rape of LucreceThe Rape of Lucrece

Venus and AdonisVenus and Adonis

Funeral Elegy by W.S.Funeral Elegy by W.S.

ElizabethElizabethan theatrean theatre

His plays were His plays were extremely extremely popular and popular and there were there were even special even special performances performances for Queen for Queen Elizabeth I. Elizabeth I.

The Globe TheatreThe Globe Theatre

His plays were His plays were performed at the performed at the Globe Theatre Globe Theatre wwhhich was built in ich was built in London in 1599 on London in 1599 on the Southbank of the Southbank of the river Thames. the river Thames. Shakespeare Shakespeare was was part-owner of the part-owner of the Globe Theatre.Globe Theatre.

In allIn all ShakespeareShakespeare wrote 37 plays, and he also wrote 37 plays, and he also

wrote many beautiful poems. Finally he wrote many beautiful poems. Finally he returned to Stratford in 1611, and he lived returned to Stratford in 1611, and he lived there until he died, aged exactly 52there until he died, aged exactly 52..

Shakespeare todayShakespeare today

Today, 400 years Today, 400 years later, he is one later, he is one of the most of the most famous writers famous writers in the world, and in the world, and there are many there are many films of his films of his plays.plays.

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