William Shakespeare

• By Daniel W

Who was he?

• He was a boy who was born at Stratford-upon-Avon.

• His date of birth was the 23/4/1564 and he died at 23/4/1616, he was exactly 52 years old, he died on his birthday. (unlucky!)

• His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare.• His wife was called Anne Hathaway

What did he do?

• He was a play-writer and he also wrote poetry, these are some of his plays…

Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, King Lear, As You Like It, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Henry Vlll and Edward lll.

How do we know him best?• I know him best for writing plays especially

writing Romeo and Juliet.

• Here’s a picture of Romeo and Juliet.

5 more facts about William Shakespeare

• A boy played Juliet in Romeo and Juliet because women were not allowed to be actors

• He wrote 37 plays • He was also an actor• He performed in front of Queen Elizabeth I

and James I• His theatre was called The Globe.

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