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Shakespeare's Family
William Shakespeare's parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. His siblings were Joan, Edmund, Gilbert, and Margaret. -
Apr 26, 1564
Who was William Shakespeare? When was he born?
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright. He was born on April of the year 1564. Although people don't know the exact day he was born his birthday is celebrated on the 26th of April.
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Period: 1570 to 1578
Where did Shakespeare go to school and how old was he when he graduated?
Shakespeare studied at King Edward VI School. He was studying grammar and quickly transferred to Latin grammar. Shakespeare only had 7 years of formal education. He actually ended up finishing school at the age of 14 since he never actually ended up up attending a university. Even though he never attended a university he still became one of literatures greatest features. -
William's Wedding date
William Shakespeare actually got married at the age of 18. He got married on November 27, 1582. He married Anne Hathaway who was 26 years old and pregnant at the time with their first child. They did end up staying married till he passed away. -
Williams first born
William and Anne did have their first born six months after they got married. Anne gave birth to their first born Susanna on May 26, 1583. -
Shakespeare's Influences
Shakespeare had many influences. Some of his influences were Roman poets like Ovid and Virgil. Other people actually influenced many of his more popular material like Arthur Brooke who was also an English poet. He inspired Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" when he wrote his "Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet". https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/brookes-romeus-and-juliet# -
Hamnet and Judith
Soon after William and Anne had Susanna they had twins. Their names were Hamnet and Judith Shakespeare. They were born on February 2, 1585. -
Williams first play
William Shakespeare's first play was Henry VI, Part One. It was preformed around 1589 to 1590. At the time he was about 25 years old. -
When did Shakespeare start writing?
William Shakespeare started writing plays at the age of 25. Which is when he wrote his first play Henry VI, Part One. -
Where did Shakespeare live?
Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom but later on he moved to London where he worked as an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting. -
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Shakespeare during the Plague
William Shakespeare lived most of his life during a plague. During this plague he actually wrote many of his plays. They were actually multiple outbreaks during the time he was alive. -
Hamnet's death
Sadly one of the twins passed away at the age of 11 on August, 1596. Although there was no exact day he passed away I did find that he was buried on August 11. He died due to the Bubonic Plague. Some even say that Hamet's death might have inspired a couple of Shakespeare's plays. -
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet was first preformed in the year 1597. Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's well known plays. Romeo and Juliet is a tragical story. It is a story about two lovers that cannot be together due to family feuds. They end up getting married and dying together. -
Where were Shakespeare's plays preformed?
William Shakespeares plays were mostly preformed at the Globe Theatre in London. Julius Caesar was his first play that was preformed at the Globe Theatre in the year 1599. -
Shakespeare's least popular play
Troilus and Cressida was William's least popular play. This was mostly because it wasn't preformed until like 300 years after he wrote it. -
Hamlet
Hamlet was published in the year 1603 and was first performed in 1609. Hamlet is about trying to avenge King of Denmark's murder by killing the new king, Hamlet's uncle. -
King Lear
William published King Lear in 1606. William wrote this play during a quarantine due to the Plague. This play is about a king who wants to retire and divide his kingdom with his two son in laws if his daughters declare their love for the king.
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Shakespeare's last play
Shakespeare's last play was The Two Noble Kinsmen. He co-wrote it with John Fletcher around the year 1613. -
Shakespeare's award
Although Shakespeare didn't win any awards when he was alive since there weren't any he did win awards after he passed away. For example William Shakespeare was awarded with the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Revival. -
Shakespeare's death
William Shakespeare passed away on April 23, 1616 at the age of 52. The reason for his death is actually a mystery to this day.
