WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

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• Hometown: Stratford-upon-Avon, England
• Although his birthdate was unknown, he was
• Baptized on April 26th, 1564
• Attended a free Grammar School in Stratford
• There is some speculation that Shakespeare may have been a schoolmaster

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• At 18 Years old, he married Anne Hathaway, who was 8 years
• Older than him
• Not exactly known when he started writing, but most historians
• Speculate that his plays appeared in London in the late 1590's

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• In 1599, many different theater companies contributed to
• Build the globe theater along the River Thames
• By 1598, his plays became a main selling point, therefore
• He was the headliner for many theaters for his famousness

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• Shakespeare identified himself as a Roman Catholic
• He lived and was not affected by the bubonic plague
• ("The Black Death")
• Was one of seven children

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• Wrote about comedies and histories, but later in
• His career, wrote his famous tragedies (Hamlet,
• MacBeth, Romeo and Juliet)
• Died April, 23rd, 1616

LEGACY

• William Shakespeare made expansions to tragedies and to the English
• Language itself.
• He influenced novelists such as Charles Dickens and Herman Melville

CITATIONS

• "William Shakespeare - Biography." William Shakespeare. EGS, n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2014.
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