LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

• Birthdate unknown
• Baptized in April 26 1564
• Married Anne Hathaway
• Died April 23 1616
• Lived in England entire life

KNOWN FOR

• Poetry
• Playwright
• Actor
• Widely regarded as greatest writer in English history

WORKS DONE

• 38 plays
• 154 sonnets
• Two long narrative poems
• Work consisted of comedies, histories, tragedies, and romances

FAMOUS WORKS

• Hamlet
• Othello
• King Lear
• Macbeth
• Romeo and Juliet

INTERESTING FACTS

• His parents and children couldn't read or write
• Invented many words we use to this day
• Wore gold earrings