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William ShakespeareEarly years

Born in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England

3rd child of 8 children of Mary Arden and John Shakespeare

William Shakespeare’s childhood was a peaceful town surrounded by farms, woods, fields, and the flow of the river Avon

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William ShakespeareMarriage and Family

Married at age 18 to Anne Hathaway (she was 26) who was pregnant with his child

1st child was daughter, Susanna-born in 1583

Twins, Hamnet and Judith born in 1585

Hamnet dies at age 11

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William Shakespeare“Lost Years”

The period between 1585 and 1592 is known as the “Lost Years” because there

are no documentary records of Shakespeare’s activities

William ShakespeareLater work life

Moved to London around 1591 and became an actor

Worked with the Lord Chamberlin’s company of players, later known as the King’s Men

William Shakespeare and his business partners built their own theatre on the south bank of the Thames River, Globe.

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William ShakespeareWorks of Literature

Along with acting, he also wrote some of the most renowned and studied literature written in the English language

Poems-famous for his sonnets

Plays-Comedies, Tragedies, and Histories

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Comedy of Errors 1592The Taming of the Shrew 1592-94

Love's Labor's Lost 1594-95Two Gentlemen of Verona 1594-95

A Midsummer Night's Dream 1595-96The Merchant of Venice 1596-97

Much Ado About Nothing 1598-99As You Like It 1599-1600Twelfth Night 1599-1600

Merry Wives of Windsor 1601-02Troilus and Cressida 1601-02

All's Well That Ends Well 1602-03Measure for Measure 1604-05

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Titus Andronicus 1593-94Romeo and Juliet 1594-95Hamlet 1600-01Othello 1604-05The Tragedy of King Lear 1605-06Macbeth 1605-06 Timon of Athens 1607-

(?)Cymbeline 1609-10The Winter's Tale 1610-11Tempest 1611-12

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Henry VI parts I, II, III 1590-92Richard III 1590-92King John 1594-96Richard II 1597-(?)King Henry IV part I, part II 1597-98Henry V (1599) 1598-99Julius Caesar 1599-1600Henry VIII 1613-(?)Antony and Cleopatra 1606-07Coriolanus 1607-08

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William ShakespeareWorks of Literature

He wrote 37 very successful plays

His vocabulary was HUGE-somewhere between 17,000 and 34,000 words!

The estimated vocabulary of an educated person today is around 15,000 words

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William ShakespeareLater Years

Returned to Stratford around 1610 where he lived as a country gentleman

Wealthy-Owned one of the largest homes in town

Died in Stratford in 1616 at the age of 52. His death was a mystery. It is rumored that he drank too much and contracted a fever or that he died from a cerebral hemorrhage.

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The Globe Theater

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All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players -WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

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