1. About William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was born on April 26, 1564. He was an English poet and playwright. He is often called England’s national poet. William Shakespeare has at least 38 plays and the common one is, Romeo and Juliet. He produced most of his work between 1589 and 1613.
2. Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon. Between 1585 and 1592 he began a career, in London as an actor, writer, and a owner of a company. During his adulthood he was a respected and playwright in his own day. Shakespeare Adulthood
3. At the age of eighteen he married of his life which was Anne Hathaway. The had three children together and they names are: Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith. Hamnet died of unknown causes at the age of eleven. They received their marriage license on the 27th of November. Shakespeare’s Marriage
4. Shakespeare first play was Richard the third and a contribution to Henry the six. Some of the plays that Shakespeare wrote are Measure for Measure, Troilus and Cressida. Most of his plays are plays of tragedies. In his final plays were plays of romance or comedy. Shakespeare’s plays
5. Shakespeare first plays that was published was Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece. Those poems above was dedicated to Henry Wriothesley and Earl of Southampton. The last of poems that was published was sonnets. Some of the names are The Passionate Pilgrim and Astrophel and Stella. William’s poems
6. Shakespeare die on the 23rd of April in 1616 Shakespeare died in Stratford. Shakespeare lives on through his wife (Anne Hathaway) and their two children. Shakespeare was buried in the chancel of the Holy Trinity Church. There are many statues of Shakespeare including one at the burial site. Shakespeare death