WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

THE LIFE OF SHAKEPSEARE

• William Shakespeare was born in Stratford on April 23, 1564.
• He died on his said date of birth in 1616 at the age of 52.
• You can find his grave in the
• chancel of Holy Trinity church in Stratford.

FAMILY HISTORY

• He was born to Mary and John Shakespeare.
• He had grandparents Richard Shakespeare and Mary Arden.
• His children's names were Susanna Hall, Hamnet Shakespeare, and Judith Quiney.
• Anne Hathaway was his wife.

HIS CAREER

• He was a poet and playwright who wrote 38 plays,154 sonnets, and two poems.
• He spent his adult life in London from about 1585-92.
• He wrote plays for Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men.
• The Globe Theatre was the name of Shakespeare's theatre.

HIS PLAYS

• He wrote a total of 38 plays.
• "AS YOU LIKE IT", was a comedy of his.
• "THE TEMPEST", a romance/ later comedy.
• "KING LEAR", was a tragedy.

SOURCES

• Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespearean_comedy
• Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespearean_tragedy
• Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare
• Absolute Shakespeare http://absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/globe/globe.htm
• Yahoo answers http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130324143700AAhULqa

INTERESTING FACTS

• There were three classes of poor, the able bodied but unwilling class blamed for spread of disease and wanderer may be whipped by the constabulary
• Some children married as young as seven years old.
• In 1563, the Black Plague took about a fourth of the population.
• About 25% of children died before the age of 10.
• Ladies went to the theater wearing masks because it was unsavory.