Wednesday, November 10, 2010

The Life of William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare Life and Childhood:



William Shakespeare was born on 23rd of April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. It is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. Although the exact date is unknown, his birthday is celebrated on the 23rd of April. He died April 23rd 1616 at the age of 52 
 in New Place, his house in Stratford upon Avon, England and was buried in Holy Trinity church in Stratford and the cause of his death was unknown.He was 
raised by his parents, John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. William Shakespeare would have attended King Edward IV Grammar School in Stratford-upon-Avon from the age of 7 in 1571 and left school and formal education when he was fourteen in 1578. He was withdrawn from education in 1577 at the age of fourteen due to his father's financial problems. In addition he was married to Anne Hathaway at a very young age in which they had three kids by the name Susanna, Hamnet , and Judith but sad to here his only son Hamnet died at the age of 11.

William Shakespeare Accomplishment and Work:  

The Lord Chamberlain's men accepted William Shakespeare as one of the senior member in which this was a performing arts company which frequently executed before the court. This well-known theatre company later became the royal company called the King's Men, making Shakespeare an authorized playwright to the King of England. His accomplishment flourished so concurrently that he applied for the coat of arms and William and his family was approved a Coat of Arms which gave Shakespeare the designation of a 'gentleman'. Hence later within his life, Shakespeare later became part of the possession of the famous Globe Theatre where many of his plays were later performed. 
 William Shakespeare was recognized as one of literature’s greatest influences. He was famous in the Elizabethan Era and was acknowledged to most by his plays such as: Othello; The Merchant of Venice and Hamlet, Macbeth; Romeo & Juliet; Julius Caesar ; Twelfth Night, are few of his more famous plays. He opens these plays in the purity of the Elizabethan theaters. He moved from theatre to theatre presenting his plays because none of the theatres in those times were stable. However, in 1576 he built a theatre in Shoreditch, the conduct experiment was quite a success and by 1592 there were two more playhouses in London. Shakespeare also includes sonnets as well as his theatrical works as his main form of poetry. He made poems entitled: Venus and Adonis; The Rape of Lucerne and A Lover's Complaint. 

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