William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare April 26, 1564(the day he was baptized) in Stratford-upon-Avon; however, his actual birthday isn’t entirely known English Poet and playwright-often referred to the greatest writer in the English language Son of John and Mary There were 8 children (all did not survive)

At age 18, he married Anne Hathaway. She was 26 They had 3 children: Susanna and twins Hamnet and Judith. Hamnet died at 11 of unknown causes 1585-1592 are considered Shakespeare’s lost years. He had no written works known By 1592, many of his works were on stage in London

Died on April 23, 1616; the day people celebrate his birthday By 1612, William retired back to Stratford-upon-Avon and began writing less Died on April 23, 1616; the day people celebrate his birthday http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=83E1AAC6-3086-4B3E-B8CE-B3B34D330600&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

Plays His heroes have some type of fatal flaw or error in judgment destroys hero and those he loves Wrote roughly 40 plays Still popular today….

Taming of the Shrew Twelfth Night Hamlet

Sonnets and Poems Began writing poems due to the plague which shut down the theatres Composed 154 sonnets; sonnet 18 is the most known (Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day…” Sonnet 18 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Much debate about the sonnets: supposedly written about/for a married woman and young man Sonnets were about love, death, sexual passion, procreation, and the time

The Globe Built in 1599 and was in London Fire destroyed it in 1613 but it was rebuilt in 1614 Women did not act in the plays Most of his famous plays were performed here