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Shakespeare was born in Stratford, a small town Road off london with his 7 siblings.
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Queen Elizabeth enjoyed and encouraged the dramatic arts.
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Shakespeare got married to a farm girl Anne Hathaway who was 8 years older than him.
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Susanna was Shakespeare's and Anne Hathaway's first daughter and child.
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Shakespeare joined a repertory group to become an actor in 1585.
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England and Spain went to war in 1585.
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Hamnet was born in the winter of 1585 and was Shakespeare's only son.
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Judith was Hamnet's lesser known twin sister and Shakespeare's youngest daughter.
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Henry VI is pretty well known by Shakespeare and is considered as one of his first plays.
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Shakespeare eventually became very well known for being a playwright.
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All theaters were closed down by Queen Elizabeth because of the plague.
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One of Shakespeare’s most well known play, Romeo and Juliet was created in 1594.
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2 years after they closed so the plague wouldn’t spread as much, they reopened.
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The Globe theatre was built in 1599.
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Julius Ceaser is a play written by Shakespeare based on real events.
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A modern play now was written in 1600 by Shakespeare.
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When the plague got bad again the theaters reclosed to limit the spread of the disease.
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Queen Elizabeth’s ruling ended when she died in 1603.
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In only one year this time the theaters reopened when the plague settled down.
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Othello was a lesser known tragedy play by Shakespeare that is yet still amazing.
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After years of war, it finally ended in 1604.
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Shakespeare retired from acting so he could fully pursue playwrighting.
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Another famous play was written by Shakespeare named Macbeth.
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Shakespeare retired and moved back to his hometown, Stratford, from London.
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Globe burnt down in 1613.
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Shakespeare died in 1616 on his 52cd birthday in Stratford after retirement.
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By 1623 Shakespeare had 36 more plays published.
