WILLIAM Shakespeare

Overview

• He was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon,England 
• He died in April 23, 1616 
• He was married at age 18 to Anna Hathaway 
• He had 3 children but one died at age 11 
• Nobody knows what he did between 1585-1592

Positive

• He was often admired as the world's greatest playwright  
• He created about 1,500 new English words 
• He wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets  
• He influenced the English Language 

Negative

• People thought he was a fraud or an imposter
• People thought there was no real evidence that Shakespeare was real
• People also thought he was a made-up person 
• Put a curse on anyone who moves his body from his final resting place

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Citation
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-"Shakespeare, William." Compton's by Britannica, v 6.0. 2009. eLibrary. Web. 06 May. 2014.