WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

FAST FACTS ON SHAKESPEAR

• He has no birth records but is believed to have been born on April 23, 1564
• He was baptized on April 26, 1564
• He was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon
• After the birth of his twins, Hamnet and Judith, there was seven years when he had no records
• He was then found in London working as an actor and play writer

A FEW MORE FAST FACTS THAT THEY WOULDN'T LET ME ADD

• William Shakespeare died sometime between April 5 and April 23, 1616
• Historians argue about when he actually died
• Some people believe that Shakespeare didn't actually exist
• Some also believe that his plays were written by other play writers
• Historians also argue weather he was a Catholic or a Protestant due to his plays

A FAMOUS QUOTE BY SHAKESPEARE

• "Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his our upon the stage, and then
• Is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing"
• -William Shakespeare

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

• Became a play writer and poet
• In 1597, 15 of his 37 plays were published
• He built the Globe Theater in 1599
• Wrote Hamlet, Kinglear, Othello, and Macbeth latest before he died
• People still find his plays interesting and fun to watch

MAP OF WHERE HE WAS BORN, LIVED WORKED AND DIED

SHAKESPEARE DISPLAYS HUMANISM BECAUSE...

• His plays show lots of emotion like love, anger, sadness, and happiness
• An example is Romeo and Juliet
• Romeo and Juliet are in love but both there families hate each other
• Juliet pretends to die and Romeo finds here and kills himself
• Juliet then finds Romeo dead and kills herself

SOURCES:

• BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2013
• "William Shakespeare Videos." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2013.
• "-Folger Shakespeare Library." -Folger Shakespeare Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2013.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE STILL EFFECTS PEOPLE TODAY BECAUSE

• People still read and perform his plays
• Like how in January kids will be performing midsummer night's dream
• I support this because Shakespeare had many successful plays
• Queen Elizabeth I even saw some of his many plays
• Like Love's Labour's Lost and The Merry Wife's of Windsor