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Shakespeare

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

SHAKESPEARE

KADE MOURAL ENGLISH 1 BLOCK 4 SHAKESPEARE PROJECT OCT 2013

PERSONAL INFO

  • He was born on April 23, 1564.
  • He was born in Stratford, England.
  • He died on the same date in 1616.
  • He also died in Stratford.
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FAMILY INFO

  • His parents are John and Mary.
  • William and his wife Anne had three children.
  • Their names were Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith.
  • Hamnet died of unknown causes in 1596.
  • He was born and grew up in Stratford, England.

DESCENDANTS AND ANCESTORS

HIS CAREER

  • Shakespeare spent his adult life as a playwright, author, lyricist, and poet
  • His acting company was The Lord Chamberlain's men.
  • His company was later changed to the King's Men.
  • Shakespeare's theatre was the Globe Theatre in London.
  • He spent his adult life in London.
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HIS WORKS

  • In his life it is said that Shakespeare wrote 37 plays.
  • However no one can be sure due to inaccurate documentation.
  • 3 plays he wrote are "All's Well That Ends Well", "As you like it", and "Cymbeline".
  • He wrote three types; tragedies, comedies, and histories
  • An example of tragedies was "Hamlet".

HIS WORKS (CONT)

  • An example of a comedy was "The Comedy of Errors".
  • And an example of a history was "Richard the second".
  • He Also wrote 5 long narrative poems.
  • Along with 154 shorter poems called Shakespearean Sonnets.
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EXTRA INFO

  • Shakespeare attended Christian Holy Trinity Church in his younger years.
  • He married Anne Hathaway at age 18.
  • He lived to the age of 52.
  • He died a rich man.
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