William Shakespeare

And the Globe TheatreHis life

Lucas and Joanna

Shakespeare’s life He was born in

Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564, in England. Later he went to London, to be an actor. But he became famous for writing plays. His friends said he was the best writer of his time. Most people now say he was the best of all time.

Why is Shakespeare so famous?Shakespeare lived more than 400 years ago.

Yet people still go to see his plays.Shakespeare plays are performed all over the

world. Students study Shakespeare in school and at university. People write books about Shakespeare. There are Shakespeare theatres and Shakespeare festivals.

PlaysTragedies Antony and CleopatraCoriolanusCymbelineHamletJulius CaesarKing LearMacbethOthello Romeo and JulietSir Thomas More

More plays….Edward IIIRichard II1 Henry IV2 Henry IVHenry V1 Henry VI2 Henry VI3 Henry VIRichard IIIHenry VIII

Some of the above… Timon of AthensTitus AndronicusTroilus and CressidaComedies All's Well That Ends WellAs You Like ItThe Comedy of ErrorsLove's Labour's LostMeasure for MeasureThe Merchant of VeniceThe Merry Wives of WindsorA Midsummer Night's Dream

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