Shakespeare and His Life

Birth

• April 1564
• Stratford - upon - Avon UK

Family

• 1 Son
• 2 Daughters
• Spouse Anne Hathaway

Careers

• Actor
• Playwright
• Writer
• Poet

Other Works

• Tragedy- Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Macbeth
• Comedy- All's Wells That Ends Well, Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night's Dream
• History- Henry V, Richard III, King John

Education

• King Edward VI Grammar school

Interesting Facts

• Introduced 3,000 words to English
• 37 Plays
• Career 20 years
• Wrote little after 1612
• High chance his kids illiterate

Death

• April 23,1616
• Stratford- upon- Avon, UK

Works Cited

• Daniel, Kathleen, ed. Elements of Literature. Vol. 3. Austin, Texas: Holt,Rinehart,Winston, 2003. Print. Vere, Edward De. "10 Things You Didn't Know About William Shakespeare." Www.history.com. History.com Staff, 16 July 2013. Web. 16 July 2013.