1. William Shakepeare “All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts...” As You Like It, Act II, Scene 7, 139–42

2. William Shakespeare Supposed birth date is April 23 rd, 1564 Died April 23 rd, 1616 Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England Son of Mary and John Shakespeare Baptized April 26 th Married Anne Hathaway in 1582 First child born 5 months later 3 children total –S–Susanna –H–Hamnet*↓ –J–Judith↓ Father died in 1601 Mother died in 1608 ↓Twins *died at the age of 11 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shakespeare.jpg

3. Accomplishments Tragedies, Comedies, Histories, Poetry

4. Tragedies and Dates Written Antony and Cleopatra- 1607-1608 Coriolanus- 1608 Hamlet- 1600 Julius Caesar- 1599 King Lear- 1605 Macbeth- 1606 Othello- 1602-1603 *Romeo and Juliet- 1594 Timon of Athens- 1604-1606 Titus Andronicus- 1593-1594 *Most Famous Tragedy

5. Comedies and Dates Written All’s Well That Ends Well- 1601-1602 As You Like It- 1599 The Comedy of Errors- 1589-1594 Cymbeline- 1609 Love’s Labours Lost- 1594 Measure for Measure- 1603 The Merry Wives of Windsor- 1597 The Merchant of Venice- 1596 *A Midsummer’s Night Dream- 1595 Much Ado About Nothing- 1598 Pericles, Prince of Tyre- 1606-1607 Taming of the Shrew- 1593-1594 The Tempest- 1610 Troilus and Cressida- 1600-1603 Twelfth Night- 1601 Two Gentlemen of Verona- 1589-1593 The Winter’s Tale- 1609 *Most Famous Comedy

6. Histories and Dates Written Henry IV, Part 1- 1596 Henry IV, Part2- 1597 Henry V- 1599 Henry VI, Part 1- 1590-1592 Henry VI, Part 2- 1591 Henry VI, Part 3- 1592 Henry VIII- 1613 King John- 1590-1595 Richard II- 1595 Richard III- 1593

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