2. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE By Cooper Ann Wedgeworth Mrs. Todd 7 th grade ELA 1 st block

3. BACK GROUND KNOWLEDGE There is a baptismal record that states that April 26, 1564, is Shakespeare’s birthday, but April 23 is often his celebrated birth date. Stratford Upon Avon in Great Britain is Shakespeare’s birthplace. April 23, 1616, is the date of Shakespeare’s death. William Shakespeare’s parent’s names were John and Mary Shakespeare. He had seven siblings. Their names are Joan, Margaret, Gilbert, Joan, Anne, Richard, and Edmund. William married Anne Hathaway and had three children: Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith. Shakespeare attended Stratford grammar school and was removed at the age of thirteen due to his father’s financial and social troubles.

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5. IMPORTANT EVENTS AND DATES Shakespeare created Hamlet which is one of the most well known characters of all time. Shakespeare created Hamlet which is one of the most well known characters of all time. He gave us Romeo and Juliet which combines tragedy and comedy. He gave us Romeo and Juliet which combines tragedy and comedy. His first play was in 1590. His first play was in 1590. He wrote Hamlet in 1601. He wrote Hamlet in 1601. http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Romeo+and+Juliet+Balcony+Scene+Romeo &&view=detail&mid=BFB55459DB2969196A29BFB55459DB2969196A29&FORM=VRD GAR http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Romeo+and+Juliet+Balcony+Scene+Romeo &&view=detail&mid=BFB55459DB2969196A29BFB55459DB2969196A29&FORM=VRD GAR http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Romeo+and+Juliet+Balcony+Scene+Romeo &&view=detail&mid=BFB55459DB2969196A29BFB55459DB2969196A29&FORM=VRD GAR http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Romeo+and+Juliet+Balcony+Scene+Romeo &&view=detail&mid=BFB55459DB2969196A29BFB55459DB2969196A29&FORM=VRD GAR

6. IMPACT ON THE WORLD/RELEVANCE TO THE WEDNESDAY WARS He helped shape the English language. For example he made up phrases that we still use today like “fight fire with fire.’’ He helped shape the English language. For example he made up phrases that we still use today like “fight fire with fire.’’ Shakespeare’s plays are still being preformed all over the world. The work he left behind will never be equaled. Shakespeare’s plays are still being preformed all over the world. The work he left behind will never be equaled. Holling reads Shakespeare’s plays every Wednesday. Holling reads Shakespeare’s plays every Wednesday.

7. FAMOUS QUOTES ‘’O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?’’…Romeo and Juliet ”Parting is such sweet sorrow, That I shall say good night till it be morrow.”…Romeo and Juliet “He that dies pays all debts.”…The Tempest ‘’Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.’’…The Tempest

8. CREDITS/SOURCES http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/life/childhood/family.html http://www.powerfulwords.info/shakespeare_william/39.htm /39.htm/http://shakespeare.about.com/od/shakespearebasics/tp/popular.htmhttp://shakespeare.about.com/od/shakespearebasics/tp/popular.htm http://www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/shakespearebirth.html http://www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/shakespearechildren.html http://www.shakespeare.org.uk/visit-the-houses/shakespeares-birthplace.html http://www.shmoop.com/william- shakespeare/timeline.htmlhttp://www.teenink.com/nonfiction/heroes/article/46440 0/Shakespeares-Impact-Lasting-Forever/ http://www.shmoop.com/william- shakespeare/timeline.htmlhttp://www.teenink.com/nonfiction/heroes/article/46440 0/Shakespeares-Impact-Lasting-Forever/