William Shakespeare was the greatest poet, actor and playwright of the late 16th century and early 17th century. However, what throughout his life helped him lead to writing some of the most notorious plays in the English language? Shakespeare, as we know, was the world's pre-eminent dramatist and one of the greatest writers in the English language. William
Shakespeare was a well-known poet, playwright, and actor throughout the late Although
Shakespeare wrote many plays full of humor, sarcasm, and tragedy, his life was full of many outlandish ways in which he lived. This is believed to be what pushed his plays to the way they are today. Shakespeare, and his life, were mostly unusual to the norm of society at the current time. William Shakespeare
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William had three younger brothers, Gilbert, Richard,
Edmund, and two younger sisters: Anna who died young at the age of seven, and Joan. He had two other siblings that did not live beyond infancy. Shakespeare lived and grew up in
Stratford-upon-Avon, a small English town approximately 100 miles northwest of London. This town was located along the banks of the River Avon. John Shakespeare, William’s father, born
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Snitterfield and was a farmer. John however, was a leatherworker. He specialized in soft white leather used for gloves and other similar things. John moved to Stratford-upon-Avon and married
Mary Arden. They together had eight children, five of which lived into adulthood. By the time
William was five, John had rose up through the ranks and had become the town bailiff-much like a mayor. William Shakespeare's mother, Mary Shakespeare, Arden, was born in 1537 and lived to 1608. Mary was the daughter of Robert Arden. The Arden family lived in Warwickshire, long before the Norman Conquest. Mary married John Shakespeare in 1557, when she was only 20
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It included memorization, writing, and acting classic Latin plays. Shakespeare was removed from school about the age of thirteen. He was removed because of his father’s financial and social difficulties. When Shakespeare was young, he did not seem destined for greatness. During the century he was born in, being born into a family of nobility and significance, got you whatever you wanted. It helped you become successful and well-known. Shakespeare was not born into a family of nobility or significance. He never finished his education at a university, he did not go under the mentorship as a senior artist, and he never married wealthy. Due to all these things, it
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In late 1582, a few years after leaving school, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway.
When they married Anne was 26 years old and Shakespeare was 18 years old. Anne did not grow up in Stratford, she grew up in a small village outside Stratford called Shottery. However, after
Anne married Shakespeare, she moved to Stratford and lived there the rest of her life. Not
William Shakespeare, an English actor and play write, was born in Stratford upon Avon on April 23, 1564. When he was 18 he married Anne Hathaway, a Stratford woman, who was 26 years old. Shakespeare and Hathaway had three children. The first was Susanna and the twins were Hamnet and Judith. Another of Shakespeare's great works of art, Hamnet, was named after Hamnet. Juliet, in Shakespeare's famous play Romeo and Juliet, was named after Judith. Shakespeare died on April 23, 1601. There are many events that contributed to Romeo and Juliet's deaths. These events are either fate or coincidence.
Anne (alias Agnes) Hathaway was born in 1556 to parents Richard and Joan and was certainly raised with her brothers and sisters at Hewlands Farm Shottery. Her Father was a Farmer and he was to remarry when Joan Hathaway died.
William Shakespeare was born in 1564, and was one of eight children. William's father was a glove-maker, who also held a number of public offices, ranging from Borough Ale-Taster to alderman to bailiff, the highest public office in Stratford ("Shakespeare's Family", par. 1). His mother was born Mary Arden, who was the daughter of a well-to-do landowner of a lesser aristocratic family ("Shakespeare's Family", par. 3). Interestingly, the family gave its name to the nearby Forest of Arden, which turns up in As You Like It ("Shakespeare's Family", par. 3).
Bard”. Shakespeare’s 37 plays revealed his gift for humor, and he was well loved. His final play
Martha and Julia, and a brother, Samuel. But he ended up with three more sisters,
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).
William was 18 and Anne was 26. There first born child was Susana. Two years later they had twins, Hamnet and Judith. Hamnet died in 1596 aged 11. Shakespeare died aged 52, on 23rd April 1616.
William Shakespeare’s intellectual use of the English language is what brought him prosperity throughout his lifetime, and what brings us to tears and laughter in the modern world. The life of Shakespeare is of great importance to English literature because of his many contributions including poetry, stories, and plays. However, many people do not know that he also owned a business. “William Shakespeare was a professional actor, a businessman, and a playwright. Today, nearly four hundred years after his death his plays are still performed” (Greenhill and Wignall 4).
William Shakespeare, poet and playwright, utilized humor and irony as he developed specific language for his plays, thereby influencing literature forever. “Shakespeare became popular in the eighteenth century” (Epstein 8). He was the best all around. “Shakespeare was a classic” (8). William Shakespeare is a very known and popular man that has many works, techniques and ways. Shakespeare is the writer of many famous works of literature. His comedies include humor while his plays and poems include irony. Shakespeare sets himself apart by using his own language and word choice. Shakespeare uses certain types of allusions that people always remember, as in the phrase from Romeo and Juliet, “star-crossed lovers”.
So to conclude, we can safely agree with most academics that William Shakespeare did exist and that he did indeed write the 37 plays and 154 sonnets credited to him.
At the time, William was only eighteen while Anne was twenty-six. Later, their first child, Susanna, was born on May 26th, 1583, but this wasn’t their only child. The couple gave birth to twins, one named Hamnet and the other Judith. Sadly, Hamnet died at the age of eleven. According to “William Shakespeare”, it is believed that he began to earn a living as an actor and a playwright in London (Poets.org).
England's most talented and well know poet and dramatist was born on April 23, 1564, at Stratford-upon-Avon, located in the cetre of England. His father, John, was a glove-maker and wool dealer involved with money lending. His mother Mary Arden was the daughter of a Farmer. William was the third out of eight children whom all died young. His father became Mayor in 1568, after serving on the town council for many years.
Throughout the United States and the entire world people are aware of Shakespeare; however, many people wonder why society wants their citizens to continue to read William Shakespeare’s plays and poems. Shakespeare continues to influence today’s environment and brings people together by speaking of a common author that most people know. All across the world, students must read at least one of Shakespeare’s works; which often develop those children who read his works into better writers. During the Elizabethan Era, William Shakespeare experienced an uneventful childhood and had a basic education; however, his life still seems to be shrouded with mystery and raises the argument that he was not only the most successful, but also the most mysterious playwright, actor, and poet from that time period.
William Shakespeare’s life has brought much curiosity to many. This is natural as he is considered to be the greatest figure of English Literature. William Shakespeare, in terms of his life and work, is the most written-about author in the history of Western civilization. His works include 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and 2 epic narrative poems, the First of which was published after his death in 1623 by two of Shakespeare's acting companions, John Heminges and Henry Condell. Since then, the works of Shakespeare have been studied, analyzed, and enjoyed as some of the finest work of art in the English language.