- considered to be the greatest of all dramatics all over the world
- born in Stratford upon Avon
- son of glove maker
- had one sister and one brother
- married Anne Hathaway – 8 years older
- two daughters and one son (twin) Hamnet, died at the age of 11
- came to London and joined the group of actors
- bought the Globe theatre – outdoor and actors played in the open air
- was destroyed by fire
- first helped to adapt or re-write old plays, then his own, very successful
- Queen Elisabeth I and King James I liked him
- after his son’s death returned to Stratford, lived quiet life
- became a wealthy man and bought new fine house
- died on the same day as he was born after noisy celebration
- buried at local Trinity Church
- only two authentic portraits
- there is the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford and only his plays are played
Work
Comedies: The Comedy of Errors, The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer-Night’s Dream, As You Like It, The Merchant of Venice
Historical Plays: Henry IV, V, VI, Richard II, III, Julius Caesar
Tragedies: Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear, Othello
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