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=3rd Period - Shakespeare=

By : Danaja R.

Date of birth: 1564 Location of birth: Stratford-Avon,England Parents’ names: John Shakespeare and Mary Arden Family background: When he was 18 he married Anne Hathaway and she was 8 years older than him.Anne later joined the Shakespeare household.William and Anne had a daughter named Susanna and then twins named Hamnet and Judith.In November of the year 1582,William received a license to marry Anne Hathaway.Anne Hathaway was the daughter of a farmer who lived in Shottery.Shottery was a village that was about 1 mile from Stratford



Date of death: April 23,1616 Location of death/grave: no information found

Education: He went to a local grammar school and he studied Latin,Greek,and subjects he would write about one day.He went to Stratford grammar school at the age of 7.He studied Latin because it was necessary for a career in medicine,law,or the church. Career: In 1565,Shakespeare became a alderman.Three years later he became elected bailiff(the highest civic honor that Stratford residents could receive).During the lost years Shakespeare moved to London and served a period of apprenticeship in the city's busy theatrical life. When he arrived in London he joined one of the city's repertory theater companies. Legacy: William Shakespeare is famous because he was the greatest dramatist that the world has known and the finest poet who has written in the English language.He is also the worlds most popular author. From the 1580s to the mid-150s he did comedy plays and the names of some of them are Loye's Labour's Lost,The Taming of The Shrew and The Comedy of Errors. When he moved to London he wrote two dramatic performaces and tey were called Venus and The Rape of Lucrece. Additional/Interesting information: He lived in Stratford-Avon,England for more than 400 years ago. Once him and Anne had children he set off to work in London to support his new family. If William got to choose where to go school he would've chose King's New School at the age of 5 and he would have gone for 6 days a week but not on Easter or Christmas. King's New School ran from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and they began with prayers and ended with prayers. They also would have a 2 hour lunch break. Shakespeare wrote at least 37 plays that have been divided into comedies,histories,and tragedies. His plays have characters like kings,shepherds,and philosophers. When he got married at the age of 18 he left Stratford to seek his fortune in London.

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