William Shakespere [1564-1616]
He was born in Stratford-on-Avon,United Kingdom.
He was a dramatist and poet and one of the greatest
writers of all time.
He made great plays like Hamlet,Romeo and Juliet,Macbeth and King Lear.These plays were called tragedies because they had sad endings.
He also made comedies such as The Merchant of Venice and A Midsummers Night's Dream.
His famous histories included Henry V,Richard II and Julius Caesar.
His father was a public figure and a merchant. When William was only eighteen he got married to a woman called Anne Hathaway who was eight years older than him.
He was a dramatist and poet and one of the greatest
writers of all time.
He made great plays like Hamlet,Romeo and Juliet,Macbeth and King Lear.These plays were called tragedies because they had sad endings.
He also made comedies such as The Merchant of Venice and A Midsummers Night's Dream.
His famous histories included Henry V,Richard II and Julius Caesar.
His father was a public figure and a merchant. When William was only eighteen he got married to a woman called Anne Hathaway who was eight years older than him.
William Shakespeare was born in 1564. He grew up in Tudor England in the time of Queen Elizabeth I. He lived in a time when the teachers would beat you if you were bold. He went to a grammar school. He had lessons in Greek, history and Latin. For fun Shakespeare and his friends played in the fields. They went fishing and swimming in the River Avon. By the time he was 16 he left school. It is unknown what job he had, perhaps he was a teacher or worked with his father. When he got married to Anne Hathaway a farmers daughter, he had to children. A daughter named Susanna and twins, Judith and Hamnet. By 1592, William had begun a career as a playwright in London. Two years later, he was an actor and part-owner of a playwright company, Lord Chamberlain’s Men. The company was successful and was adopted by King James I. It was then renamed the King's Men. By this time, William was well-known throughout the London theater world. In 1594, historians believe he wrote The Taming of the Shrew, a famous comedy in which a character named Petruchio wins a bet for having the most “obedient” wife.Today, William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the history of English language. He is considered one of the few playwrights to have succeeded in writing both comedies and tragedies.