WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

BIRTHDATE:

• William Shakespeare was born onApril 23,1564

LOCATIONS:

• He lived on Henley Street in Straford
• He lived in London
• He was buried at the Holy Trinity Church

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

• William Shakespeare wrote many poems and plays about real things.
• He also invented thousands of words that we still use.
• He has many famous quotes that express him.
• Many of Shakespeare's works are still famous today.

SOME OF HIS FAMOUS PLAYS

• A Midsummer Nights Dream (1595)
• Julius Caesar (1599)
• Romeo and Juliet (1596)
• He tries to hep people understand real events
• Many of his plays are based off of real life events

THE GLOBE THEATRE

• In 1599 Shakespeare's playing company built the Globe Theatre
• Shakespeare benefited financially as the popularity grew
• Shakespeare was a shareholder that owned 12.5%

SOME OF HIS FAMOUS POEMS

• The Rape of Lucrece (1594)
• The Sonnets of Shakespeare (1609)
• Venus and Adonis (1593)

BELIEFS, FEELINGS, IDEAS

• Shakespeare's religion was Protestant
• "God has given you one face, and you decide to make yourself another" -William Shakespeare
• William Shakespeare believes that the world is a stage and all people play many roles.
• He expressed his beliefs through his work because he twisted his opinion into his work
• He expressed his strong feeling for love through many of his plays and poems

QUOTES

• "I wasted time, and now doth time waste me" -William Shakespeare
• "Death is a fearful thing" -William Shakespeare
• "It is the stars, the stars above us, govern our conditions." -William Shakespeare

EXAMPLES OF HUMANISM

• William Shakespeare had many examples of Humanism.
• He was very curious and used it for his quotes, plays and poems.
• He invented useful things, like words, that we still use.
• He wrote many famous plays that we're easy for humans to connect to.
• He learned to read and write from Greek text, rebirth of learning.

WORKS CITED

• Shakespeare-online.com
• Shakespeare.about.com
• Poets.org
• Brainyquote.com

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