William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England to parents John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. He married Anne Hathaway and had three children - Susanna and twins Hamnet and Judith. Between 1585-1592, Shakespeare left his family in Stratford for London where he began his career writing plays. Some of his most famous works include tragedies like Romeo and Juliet, comedies like The Taming of the Shrew, and histories like Richard III. Shakespeare influenced literature and language for centuries with his mastery of storytelling and introduction of new words and phrases to the English language.

1. William Shakespeare By: Rachel Bartholomew, Tom Sitarski, TJ Ngo, and Alex Cohen

2. Parents- John Shakespeare and Mary ArdenChildren- Joan, Margaret, William, Gilbert, Joan, Anne, Richard, and EdmundWilliam Shakespeare married Anne HathawayMarried Anne when she was 26 and he was only 18Children- Susanna and twins, Hamnet and JudithHamnet died at age elevenBiography: Family

3. Born in April 1564 in Stratford-upon-AvonNo one knows his exact birthdayLived in a Tudor HouseThe street was covered with an uneven stone surface and was full of people, carts, animals, and garbageJohn ShakespeareGlover- made and sold gloves and other leather glovesCouldn’t writeShakespeare attended the King Edward VI Grammar School Learned little Latin and GreekBiography: Birthplace

4. Nothing known of William Shakespeare between 1585-1592Legends:Shakespeare left Stratford for London after being caught poaching deerShakespeare left Stratford for London to begin his theatrical career minding horses before the playhouses1592- He was in London writing playsBiography: Lost Years

5. Shakespeare lived in London while his wife and children lived in a mansion in Stratford-upon-AvonHe did his writing in LondonHe went back and forth between the two townsBiography: London

6. Many people feel that someone other than William Shakespeare wrote the plays and poems published under his nameOxfordians are the source of the debateShakespeare scholars find that their claims are not based on factAuthorship

7. Authorship: Reasons why Shakespeare might not have been the authorNo poet-dramatist from England wrote about his deathHis will was very thorough, but didn’t include any books or manuscriptsIn school, he only learned small Latin and a little GreekHis plays have French, Italian, Latin, and GreekPlays represent Renaissance artHe did not go to a higher level school to learn this knowledgeOpen minded and wide ranged for his time period

8. Proof that he wrote Venus and AdonisDedicated to Earl of Southampton and later The Rape of Lucrece was dedicated to the same manRomeo and Juliet, Titus, Henry IV were attributed to ShakespeareAlso attributed to Edward Earl of OxfordEdward de Vere of OxfordSaid to have written some of Shakespeare's plays and poemsAuthorship

9. Different Types of WorkKing JohnTragediesRomeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Julius CaesarComediesThe Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Taming of the ShrewHistoryRichard III, King JohnPoetrySonnetsA Lover’s Complaint

10. Popular PlaysRomeo and JulietHamletJulius CaeserKing Henry the Fourth Part IKing LeerMacbeth Merchant of VeniceOthello, the Moor of VeniceRomeo and JulietThe TempestTwelfth Night

11. NaturePoet informed by natureGardenInfluences

12. About ShakespeareSonnet 20SexualityWrote many sonnets about his love for a young manSonnet 20There are only two portraits of himRacistAnti-Semitic towards JewsLived through the black death epidemic which killed 33,000 people

13. William Shakespeare invented more than 1,700 wordsArouseBedroomEyeballMajesticUndressLaughableLonelyCold-bloodedWorthlessBedroomInventions

14. Phrases“If you have ever refused to budge an inch”“Tongue tied”“In a pickle”“See better days”“Laughing yourself to stitches”Inventions

15. Had the ability to describe a lot with not many wordsGreat story tellerMany different categoriesStories can relate to all periods of timeWhy did Shakespeare impact the world?

16. Has been credited with being the best playwright and poet everHas been said to shape the English language into what it is todayAdded words to the English languageInfluenced many other authors and poetsMany of his phrases are still popular today“It’s all Greek to me”What he left behind…