Shakespeare in his youth

• Born into a family of the trader and respected citizen of John Shakespeare. Ancestors of William Shakespeare for centuries engaged in arable farming in the vicinity of Stratford. 1568-69 - the years of greatest prosperity of the family, which was followed by a slow ruin. About 1580, William had to leave school, which was abolished in Stratford, and start working. Suggest that leaving school, Shakespeare for some time as an apprentice to his father helped. In November 1582 he married Anne Heteuey. Perhaps the marriage was forced: in May the following year was born their first child - a daughter Susan. In February 1585 came to light twins - a son and a daughter, Judith Gamneta. In the second half of 1580-ies. Shakespeare leaves Stratford. Come the so-called "lost" or "dark years" of which nothing is known.

In 1582 he married Anna Hatauej, the daughter of the local landowner who were for 8 its years is more senior; in 1583 at them daughter Sjuzanna, in 1585 — twins was born: son Hemnet who has died in the childhood (1596), and daughter Dzhudit. About 1587 Shakespeare has left Stratford and has moved to London.

• Its grand daughter Elizabeth (a sort was Shakespeare's last lineal descendant from Stratford. In 1608), daughter Sjuzen Shakespeare and doctors John Holla. Three sons Dzhudit Shakespeare (in a marriage of Kuini) have died young, without having left posterity.

Shakespeare is a whole epoch in the development of world drama.

Creative way Shakespeare is divided into 3 periods:

1 period - comedy, historical chronicles, the sonnets.

2 period - the play of which migrated to the fantastic atmosphere.

3 period - a tragedy.

The Most Lamentable Romaine Tragedie of Titus Andronicus

The Taming of the Shrew

Romeo and Juliet

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Henry V

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

The Tragical Historie of Hamlet, Prince of DenmarkeThe Tragical Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke

Antony and Cleopatra Cordelia

Monument dedicated to Shakespeare

Gravestones of William Shakespeare and the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon, where the buried poet and playwright. On the tomb of Shakespeare, for whose sake stratfordskuyu church annually visit hundred thousand people, traced the line: "Good frend for Iesvs sake forbeare, / To digg the dvst encloased heare. / Blest be ye man yt spares thes stones, / And cvrst be he yt moves my bones (in a Russian translation: "Friend, for God's sake, do not swarm / Ashes taken this land; / Netronuvshy - blessed through the ages, / And damned - tronuvshy my ashes").Shakespeare was baptized at Holy Trinity Church April 26, 1564 and was buried in it as April 15, 1616.