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William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was born in Startford- Upon_Avon, a small country town. He was the eldest son of Mary Arden.

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1 William Shakespeare

2 William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was born in Startford- Upon_Avon, a small country town. He was the eldest son of Mary Arden and John Shakespeare.

3 William Shakespeare Very little is known about Shakespeare early life, and his later works have inspired a number of interpretations. He is assumed to have been educated at Stratford Gramar School, and he may have spent two years as a teacher for the Roman Catholic Houghton family in Lancashire.

4 William Shakespeare At the age of 18, Shakespeare married a local girl, Anne Hathway, who was eight years older. He had three children, but Hamnet Shakespeare’s only son died in 1596 at the age of 11

5 William Shakespeare According to a legend, he left Stratford for London to avoid a charge of poaching. After 1582 Shakespeare probably joined as an actor one or several campaines of players. By 1584 he amerged and became soon a central figure in London’s leading theater company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Company, renamed later as the King’s Men

6 William Shakespeare He wrote many great plays for the group. In 1599 a new theater, called The Globe was built

7 William Shakespeare Shakespeare was known in his day as a very rapid writer: “His mind and hand went together.”

8 Williem Shakespeare William Shakespeare was considered by many to be the greatest dramatist of all time.

9 William Shakespeare Some of Shakespeare’s plays, such as:

10 Hamlet

11 Romeo and Juliet

12 William Shakespeare This histories are among the most famous literary works of the word

13 It’s made by: Iria Laíño Rodríguez María Salgado Touriño Lourdes Castaño Sumay 4º E.S.O. English


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