1 of 6

Slide Notes

DownloadGo Live

Shakespeare

No Description

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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