William Shakespeare is one of the best writers in the world. William Shakespeare, English writer, stage actor and director, is generally regarded as the greatest writer of the English language and the most famous and most performed playwrights in the world. His works have been translated into all the languages ​​of the world.

William Shakespeare was born in the small town of Stratford -on-Avon in 1564, in the county of Warwickshire ( at a time when Michelangelo died in Rome ), as the third and the oldest male child of eight children. He was baptized on April 26, 1564, and is thought to be born April 23, His father was John Shakespeare, a prominent and wealthy citizen, merchant - craftsman, a member of the Municipal Council

There are assumptions that Shakespeare left the school in 1578 when his father's business went up, and the presence of fourteen year old son in the home become necessary. From that time until his 18th year, on it there are no written records. It was not until the 18th of September 1582 there is a document that talks about the marriage of William Shakespeare with Ann Hathaway from the nearby hamlet Shotery, and that was eight years older than him. Married probably was not happy, because he often wrote against early marriages. In 1583 she bore him a daughter, Susan, and in 1585 the twins - daughter Judith and son Hamnet. Then again in 1592 to about Shakespeare knows nothing, and this is the first time mentioned as an actor and playwright. In 1596 dies his son Hamnet. Next year is the Stantfordu bought the estate called New Place and became co-owner of the Globe theater. Shortly afterwards, in 1601, Shakespeare 's father dies

he wrote many books Shakespeare was a prolific writer. It is assumed ( because it can not determine with certainty the authorship of his plays ) that he wrote 34 plays, 154 sonnets and several poems. The writer's creativity is mainly divided into several categories : early drama ( mainly comedies and histories, ie. play with the contents of the English and ancient history, and initial attempts tragedy ) adulthood ( great tragedy ) later period of time of creation (ie. the dark comedy or drama problematical and " romance " ) In addition to dramatic works, Shakespeare is the author of poems and perhaps the best collection of love poetry in English and world literature.

He wrote many books tragedyes: Romeo and Juliet Titus Andronicus 1594 Julius Caesar 1599 Troilus and Cressid Hamlet Othello King Lear Macbeths Antony and Cleopatra Coriolanus Timon of Athens Cymbeline 1610.

Comedyes Love's Labour's Lost; The Two Gentlemen of Verona The Comedy of Errors; A Midsummer Night's Dream; The Merchant of Venice; The Taming of the Shrew; Much Ado About Nothing; The Merry Wives of Windsor; Twelfth Night, or What You Will; As You Like It; All's Well That Ends Well; Measure for Measure; 1604 Pericles, Prince of Tyre; 1608 The Winter's Tale; The Tempest; Two Noble Kinsmen; 1634.

historical drama Henry VI; Richard III; Richard II; King John; Henry IV; Henry V; Henry VIII; 1612.

Songs Venus and Adonis; The Rape of Lucrece; The Passionate Pilgrim; The Phoenix and the Turtle; A Lover's Complaint; Shakespeare's Sonnets; 1609.

He Died: died 23 April 1616, the English on-Avon

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