1. William Shakespeare Born: Traditionally celebrated April 23, 1564
Baptism on April 26th
Stratford-upon-Avon
*Near London
*Center for trade

3. Stratford-upon-Avon Parents: John & Mary Believed both could not write
John: wealthy businessman (glover)
held civic positions
Mary: born of a wealthy farmer
Believed both could not write
Stratford Grammar School

4. Shakespeare Siblings Joan (died of plague) Margaret Gilbert Joan Anne
Richard
Edmund

5. William’s Marriage & Children
Fell in 18
1582 Married Anne Hathaway
26 yrs. Old
2 months pregnant
1583 Susanna born 7 months later
She married a Dr.
1592 Twins are born (Judith & Hamnet)
Judith marries Thomas Quincey (caught cheating 11 days after)
Hamnet dies at 11 yrs.
Remained married the rest of his life

6. New Place
2nd Largest Home in Stratford
10 Fireplaces & 2 Barns

7. Career Lived during reign of
Queen Elizabeth I
King James I
1603 The Lord Chamberlin’s Men became the King’s Men
one of founding members of acting company
1608 King’s Men bought the Blackfriars Theater
Globe= Elizabethan theater
burns down & reopens on opposite bank of the Thames

8. Career Cont. He acted in his own plays
Queen Elizabeth
King James
He made up words such as assassination
1st sonnets published in 1609
Total works= 37 plays/ 154 sonnets
He was buried in Stratford (hometown)
April 23, 1616
three yrs. After he retired