Information about the life of writer Shakespeare.

1. William Shakespeare
February 2017

2. He was born in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23,
1564.

3. He was married to Anne Hathaway.

4. He had 3 children: Susanna, Hamnet & Judith
but Hamnet died.

5. He was a writer and an actor.

6. He wrote 37 plays, including: MacBeth, Hamlet,
A Midnight Summer’s Dream, King Lear, Othello,
and Henry V.

7. His plays were histories (Richard III), comedies
(Merchant of Venice), tragedies (Hamlet), and
tragicomedies (The Tempest).

8. Shakespeare is considered one of the
greatest playwrights ever because:

9. a) He described the human experience: love,
death, murder, greed

10. b) He told great stories, many of which have
been reused over and over.

11. c) Compelling characters

12. d) His ability to turn a phrase. He made up his own
words and used iambic pentameter to create a
flow of free verse.

13. Shakespeare also wrote poetry, to earn a
living, when plague closed the theaters.

14. Many of this plays were performed in The
Globe Theatre.

15. Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616. He was 52
years old when the average life span was 35 years.