William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet and playwright considered one of the greatest writers in history. He wrote 37 plays including Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Henry V. Shakespeare began his career in London in the 1590s where he became a popular playwright and part owner of the Lord Chamberlain's Men theatrical company. He retired to his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon in his late 40s or early 50s and died there at the age of 52.

1. William
Shakespeare
He was born 26 April
1564 and he died 23 April
1616.
He was an
English poet, playwright,
and actor, widely
regarded as the greatest
writer in the English
language and the
world's pre-eminent
dramatist.

2. William’s early life
William Shakespeare
was the son of John
Shakespeare. At the
age of 18, Shakespeare
married the 26-year-
old Anne Hathaway.They
had 3
children.Sussana,Hamne
t and Judith.

3. London and
theatrical
career
It is not known exactly
when Shakespeare
began writing, but
contemporary allusions
and records of
performances show that
7 of his plays were on the
London stage by 1592.

4. Later life and death.
Rowe was the first biographer
to record the tradition,
repeated by Johnson, that
Shakespeare retired to Stratford
'some years before his death.
Shakespeare died on 23 April
1616, at the age of 52.[64] He
died within a month of signing
his will, a document which he
begins by describing himself as
being in "perfect health". There
is no extant contemporary
source that explains how or
why he died.

5. Plays
Shakspere wrote
37 plays,including
Hamlet,Romeo
and Juliet,A
midsummer dream
and Henry V.

6. e
Shakespeare's first plays
were written in the
conventional style of the
day. He wrote them in a
stylised language that does
not always spring naturally
from the needs of the
characters or the drama.

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