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    William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. He married Anne Hathaway and had three children, though his son Hamnet died in 1596. During the 1580s and 1590s, little is known about Shakespeare's life. By the 1590s, he had risen to fame as a playwright and poet in London. He was part owner of the Globe Theatre and wrote over 30 plays as well as many poems and sonnets. Shakespeare died in 1616 in Stratford-upon-Avon at the age of 52 and is buried there at Holy Trinity Church.

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    William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. He married Anne Hathaway and had three children, though his son Hamnet died in 1596. During the 1580s and 1590s, little is known about Shakespeare's life. By the 1590s, he had risen to fame as a playwright and poet in London. He was part owner of the Globe Theatre and wrote over 30 plays as well as many poems and sonnets. Shakespeare died in 1616 in Stratford-upon-Avon at the age of 52 and is buried there at Holy Trinity Church.

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    William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. He married Anne Hathaway and had three children, though his son Hamnet died in 1596. During the 1580s and 1590s, little is known about Shakespeare's life. By the 1590s, he had risen to fame as a playwright and poet in London. He was part owner of the Globe Theatre and wrote over 30 plays as well as many poems and sonnets. Shakespeare died in 1616 in Stratford-upon-Avon at the age of 52 and is buried there at Holy Trinity Church.

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    William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. He married Anne Hathaway and had three children, though his son Hamnet died in 1596. During the 1580s and 1590s, little is known about Shakespeare's life. By the 1590s, he had risen to fame as a playwright and poet in London. He was part owner of the Globe Theatre and wrote over 30 plays as well as many poems and sonnets. Shakespeare died in 1616 in Stratford-upon-Avon at the age of 52 and is buried there at Holy Trinity Church.

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    The Life of William Shakespeare

    Notes
    Birth

     William Shakespeare was born April 23rd, 1564 in


    Stratford upon Avon.
     He was baptized on April 26th.
    Family

     William was the third child, and first son,


    of John and Mary Shakespeare.
     John Shakespeare, was a whittawer, a
    maker of leather goods. (such as purses,
    belts and gloves).
     John was also a prominent man in
    Stratford. By 1560, he was one of fourteen
    members of the town council.
    Education

     Shakespeare attended the


    Stratford King’s Grammar School.
     The school taught boys basic
    reading and writing.
    Marriage

     On November 28th, 1582 William married


    Anne Hathaway of Stratford. Anne was
    26.
    Children

     William’s first child, Susanna, was


    baptized in Stratford sometime in May,
    1583.
     His twins, Hamnet and Judith, were born
    in February 1585.
     Hamnet, William's only son, died in 1596,
    at just eleven years old.
    Lost Years (1585-1592)

     From the time after


    his twins are born
    until 1592, little is
    known about him.
    But we know that he
    moved to London to
    write for the theater.
    Rise to fame

     By 1592, Shakespeare was established in


    London as a playwright and poet.
     In January of 1593, the theaters in London
    closed because of the plague and
    remained closed until spring of 1594.
    (Shakespeare wrote much of his poetry
    during this time)
    Career

     In December of 1594, along with


    Will Kemp, Richard Burbage, and 4
    others, Shakespeare started a new
    theater company called The Lord
    Chamberlain’s men.
     By 1599, the Lord Chamberlains
    Men had become the most popular
    acting group in London.
    The Globe

     In 1599, The Theater (a popular theatre owned by


    James Burbage) was dismantled because of
    property rights and rebuilt along the Thames
    River and was renamed the Globe.
     Shakespeare became part owner of the new
    theatre and became wealthy.
    Late career

     In 1603, Queen Elizabeth died and


    James VI of Scotland became James I
    of England.
     Shakespeare and his friends changed
    their acting companies name to the
    King’s Men and became more popular
    than ever.
    Works

     Between 1595 and 1611, William


    Shakespeare wrote 37 plays
    and hundreds of Sonnets and
    other poems.
     His plays can be grouped into 3
    categories: Comedies,
    Tragedies, and Histories
    (Chronicles).
    Comedies

     A comedy can be recognized by its name; it is


    named for the situation of the play.
     Some of his popular comedies are: A
    Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It, and
    Much Ado about Nothing,
    Tragedies

     A tragedy can be identified because the plays are


    named for the main character(s).
     Some of his popular tragedies are: Macbeth, King
    Lear, Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet.
    Histories

     A History can be identified by the name as


    well. They are named after British Kings.
     The more famous ones are Henry V,
    Henry VIII and Richard III.
    Death

     Records reveal that Shakespeare


    revised his will a month before
    he died on April 23rd, 1616.
     He is still buried at the Holy
    Trinity Church in Stratford.
    Epitaph

     Shakespeare wrote the epitaph that was


    inscribed on his tombstone as a warning to
    grave-robbers:
    Good friend, for Jesus´ sake forbeare
    To digg the dust enclosed heare!
    Bleste be ye man that spares thes stones,
    And curst be he that moves my bones!
    First Folio

     In 1623, actors in
    Shakespeare’s theatre
    company put together the
    First Folio, a published
    collection of all of
    Shakespeare’s plays and
    poems.

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