Shakespeare Biography
More than a 100 yrs ago, a man name William Shakespeare was finally
Born at the time of expansion while Queen Elizabeth the first was the ruler at the
Time. Mostly everyone was proud of the English language. He was born in the spring
of 1564 in Stratford. He was baptized three days later on St. Georges day at Holy
Trindidys church. William was the third child of John and Mary Shakespeare, but his
Sister died when they were only infants. During that year a plague had spread out
Throughout Europe, thousands of people died without knowing what the disease was.
His father was a glover and his mom was an intelligent woman who was
Also living a very disciplined life at the time. Only people who had a lot of money
Went to school but education was also taken very seriously and demanding. While
Shakespeare was at his teens he started reading more and more about plays about
A roman writer. A lot of people thought that the first time he saw plays was in the
Ventleworth Castle.
His last year being at a school was when he was only 14 years old. As he
Was growing older he couldn’t go to any universities because his dads business was
Going bankrupt and also lost lots of money. Later on in the years he married a woman
Name Anne Hathaway. It was believed that he got her pregnant while she was 26
And Shakespeare was only 18.
William started writing plays and the first play he had on theatre was Julius
Cesar. By the time it was 1603 they had a new leader in the country: King Kames I.
the kings men was the acting company for the king and also made Shakespeare the
upper class gentlemen.
During 1604-1607 the man was on top of his game and had 3 plays- Macbeth,
Othello and King Lear. Those plays were tragic and most people thought that he wrote
thse plays cause of how he felt and how he...