1. William Shakespeare

2. 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)

3. 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
are considered Shakespeare’s lost years. He had no written works known
By 1592, many of his works were on stage in London

4. 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

5. 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….

6. Taming of the Shrew
Twelfth Night
Hamlet

7. 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

8. 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