William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England. He married Anne Hathaway and had three children. In 1592, Shakespeare became an established actor and playwright in London. Some of his most famous works include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth. Shakespeare wrote plays, poems, and sonnets until his death in 1616.

1. MISS. ABDINOR
“ROMEO O
ROMEO,
WHEREFORE ART
THOU ROMEO?”

2. 1564
Shakespeare was born
1582
Married Anne Hathaway
1592
Shakespeare became an
established actor in
London
1616
Shakespeare died

3. ◦ William Shakespeare was born on April
23rd, 1564.
◦ He lived in Stratford-Upon-Avon.
◦ He was baptized at Holy Trinity Church.
◦ He was the third of eight children to be
born but, was the only one to survive
past infancy.
◦ Three of his siblings died in their youth.

4.  He started attending school at age , six days a week.
 He mostly studied in Latin at school.
 At age 18, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway who was years older than him and pregnant.
 Shakespeare read books his whole life and soon became an actor in plays.
 His interests sparked when some wandering player came around the village and he liked their costumes
and instruments.
 He moved from Stratford to London to stage his play, the crowd loved it.

5. ◦ Shakespeare and his friends built The
Globe theatre, which then burnt
down.
◦ Although one of Shakespeare’s first
plays was “Romeo and Juliet”, he also
wrote comedies like “A Midsummer
Night’s Dream
◦ He also wrote sonnets (a poem that is
lines long).
• Shakespeare died in 1616

6. FUN FACTS ABOUT
THE SHAKESPEARE
ERA:
 In a play, only men were permitted to
perform.
 ‘boys’ were used to play the women
in plays.
 Costumes were the most valuable
asset in a company.
 Plays took place in outdoor theatres.
 Shakespeare wrote plays
and
sonnets.

7.  SHAKESPEARE WILL BE ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT READINGS YOU WILL
EVER ATTEMPT, BUTTTTTTTTTTT, YOU HAVE TO DO IT. BE PATIENT!
1. Read the INTRODUCTION
2. Read everything TWICE
3. First time: read without looking @ footnotes, mark any difficult or interesting items
4. Read Aloud
5. Look up words you don’t know
6. Keep a list of characters, that you update as you read

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https://www.slideshare.net/Nuggets/william-shakespeare-2671005
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https://www.slideshare.net/ksundberg/shakespeare-powerpoint-presentation-
719857
 Zere, F. (2016). Who is William Shakespeare. Available at:
https://www.slideshare.net/Fjorelo/who-is-william-shakespeare