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Title: William Shakespeare


1
William Shakespeare
  • 1564-1616

2
Childhood
  • Born April 23, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon
  • -actual date uncertain.
  • Very little is known about his
  • younger life.

3
Parents
  • His dad, John,
  • was a successful
  • glove maker and
  • local politician.

4
Parents
  • His mom, Mary Arden, was the daughter of a
    well-to-do farmer.
  • Both parents were illiterate.

5
Young Adult
  • William loved to read and improved himself
    through books
  • He never went to college, but was considered the
    most
  • widely educated
  • man who ever
  • lived.

6
Married Life
  • At 18, William married Anne Hathaway.
  • Anne was 26 and pregnant with their daughter
    Susanna when they got married.
  • They also had twins- Judith and Hamnet. Hamnet
    died at age 11.

7
The Lost Years
  • Ten years between
  • Stratford and
  • London that
  • we know
  • nothing about.

8
London
  • Shakespeare moved to become an actor and a
    playwright.
  • He joined a company of actors known as The Lord
    Chamberlains men.
  • -renamed The Kings men.

9
Globe Theater
  • In 1598, he built his own theater
  • The Globe.

10
Globe Theater
11
His Writings
  • He is considered the greatest writer of English
    literature.
  • Shakespeare wrote 37 plays (comedies, histories,
    and tragedies), 2 narrative poems, and 154
    sonnets.

12
His Writings
  • Original dates of plays are unknown since they
    were written to be performed.
  • A collection of his plays were published in 1623
    by two fellow-actors.

13
His Writings
14
His Death
  • William Shakespeare died on April 23,1616
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