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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
BIRTH
Allegedly born: April 23, 1564• No birth records found
In Stratford-upon-Avon
Parents:• John Shakespeare, a glover and leather merchant.• Mary Arden, a landed local heiress
Was the third of eight children
EDUCATION
Suspected to have attended grammar school
No records to show how long he actually attended
school.
His knowledge of Latin proves he did have some
schooling though.
MARRIAGE
Married Anne Hathaway on November 28, 1582.
William was 18, Anne was 26 ---and pregnant
Children:• Susanna, born May 26, 1583• Judith & Hamnet, born February 2, 1585
• Hamnet died at age 11
WORKS
1590• First Play: Henry VI, Part One
1593• Venus and Adonis
1594• The Rape of Lucrece
Hamnet dies -Aug 11, 1596
WORKS CONT.
Buys a portion of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men
1598• Published (not necessarily written):
• Romeo & Juliet• A Midsummer Night’s Dream• The Merchant of Venice• Love's Labors Lost• Richard II • Titus Andronicus.
THE GLOBE THEATER
Built in 1599
Published:• Othello• King Lear• Hamlet (1601)
SONNETS
Published 1609
FINAL PLAYS
1613• Henry VIII• Two Noble Kinsmen
DEATH
Dies in Stratford-upon-Avon• Apr 23, 1616