The Life of William Shakespeare

1564• 1564- William Shakespeare is

born in Stratford upon Avon, to John and Mary Shakespeare.

1571 - 1585• 1571: Shakespeare begins his

formal education at the age of 7, at the local grammar school.

• 1582: Shakespeare, now age 18, marries Anne Hathaway, at the time she was 26.

• 1583: William and Anne welcome their first child, Susanna.

• 1585: William and Anne welcome their twins, Judith and Hamnet.

1585 - 1593• 1585 - 1592: It is believed that

Shakespeare left his family to join a company of actors.

• 1589 – 1590: Shakespeare wrote Henry VI, Part One during this time.

• 1590 – 1591: Shakespeare wrote Henry VI, Part Two and Henry VI, Part III during these two years.

• 1592 – 1593: Shakespeare wrote the poem Venus and Adonis during this time.

1594 - 1595• 1594: The Comedy of Errors,

The Rape of Lucrece, Titus Andronicus, and The Taming of the Shrew are all written during this year.

• 1595: During this year it is believed that Shakespeare wrote King John, Love Labour’s Lost, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Romeo and Juliet.

1596 - 1598• 1596: William writes The Merry

Wives of Windsor.

• 1597: He writes The Merchant of Venice and Henry IV, Part One during this year.

• 1598: Shakespeare writes Henry IV, Part Two and becomes an established actor with his performance in Ben Johnson’s Every Man in his Humor.

1599 – 1602• 1599: In this year William writes

Much Ado About Nothing and Julius Caesar is performed at the Globe Theatre for the first time.

• 1600: Shakespeare writes Hamlet.

• 1601: Shakespeare writes the narrative play The Phoenix and the Turtle.

• 1602: He composes Troilus and Cressida.

The Globe Theatre

1603 - 1611• 1604: Shakespeare writes

Measure for Measure during this year.

• 1606: Antony and Cleopatra is written.

• 1607 – 1608: Timon Of Athens, Pericles, and Coriolanus are composed.

• 1609 – 1610: William writes Cymbeline during this time.

• 1611: Shakespeare writes The Winter’s Tale and The Tempest.

1612 - 1616• 1613: The Globe Theatre burns

down.

• 1614: The Globe Theatre reopens.

• 1616: William Shakespeare passes away, his burial is recorded in the Stratford holy Church.