The Life of William Shakespeare

The Life of William Shakespeare,[object Object]

1564,[object Object],1564- William Shakespeare is born in Stratford upon Avon, to John and Mary Shakespeare.,[object Object]

1571 - 1585,[object Object],1571: Shakespeare begins his formal education at the age of 7, at the local grammar school.,[object Object],1582: Shakespeare, now age 18, marries Anne Hathaway, at the time she was 26.,[object Object],1583: William and Anne welcome their first child, Susanna.,[object Object],1585: William and Anne welcome their twins, Judith and Hamnet.,[object Object]

1585 - 1593,[object Object],1585 - 1592: It is believed that Shakespeare left his family to join a company of actors.,[object Object],1589 – 1590: Shakespeare wrote Henry VI, Part One during this time.,[object Object],1590 – 1591: Shakespeare wrote Henry VI, Part Two and Henry VI, Part III during these two years.,[object Object], 1592 – 1593: Shakespeare wrote the poem Venus and Adonis during this time.,[object Object]

1594 - 1595,[object Object],1594: The Comedy of Errors, The Rape of Lucrece, Titus Andronicus, and The Taming of the Shrew are all written during this year.,[object Object],1595: During this year it is believed that Shakespeare wrote King John, Love Labour’s Lost, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Romeo and Juliet.,[object Object]

1596 - 1598,[object Object],1596: William writes The Merry Wives of Windsor.,[object Object],1597: He writes The Merchant of Venice and Henry IV, Part One during this year.,[object Object],1598: Shakespeare writes Henry IV, Part Two and becomes an established actor with his performance in Ben Johnson’s Every Man in his Humor.,[object Object]

1599 – 1602,[object Object],1599: In this year William writes Much Ado About Nothing and Julius Caesar is performed at the Globe Theatre for the first time.,[object Object],1600: Shakespeare writes Hamlet.,[object Object],1601: Shakespeare writes the narrative play The Phoenix and the Turtle.,[object Object],1602: He composes Troilus and Cressida.,[object Object]

The Globe Theatre,[object Object]

1603 - 1611,[object Object],1604: Shakespeare writes Measure for Measure during this year.,[object Object],1606: Antony and Cleopatra is written.,[object Object],1607 – 1608: Timon Of Athens, Pericles, and Coriolanus are composed.,[object Object],1609 – 1610: William writes Cymbeline during this time.,[object Object],1611: Shakespeare writes The Winter’s Tale and The Tempest.,[object Object]

1612 - 1616,[object Object],1613: The Globe Theatre burns down.,[object Object],1614: The Globe Theatre reopens.,[object Object],1616: William Shakespeare passes away, his burial is recorded in the Stratford holy Church.,[object Object]

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