The Life of the Great William Shakespare
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, allegedly on April 23, 1564. Church records from Holy Trinity Church indicate that he was baptized there on April 26, 1564.William was born of John Shakespeare, a glover and leather merchant, and Mary Arden, a landed local heiress. William, according to the church register, was the third of eight children in the Shakespeare household—three of whom died in childhood. John Shakespeare had a run of success as a merchant, alderman, and high bailiff of Stratford, during William's early childhood. His fortunes declined, however, in the late 1570s
Although there is no acctual record of any childhood education it is believed that William attended a free Grammer school in stratford at the time but ther is also no knowledge of how long he would have spent in school. In addition to this, Williams knowledge of Latin and Classic Greek and the litteraray soundness of his work would suggest a stable educational foundation.
William Shakespare got married to Anne Hathaway on November 28, 1582. William was 18 at the time, and Anne was 26, and pregnant. Their first daughter, Susanna, was born on May 26, 1583. The couple later had twins, Hamnet and Judith, born February 2, 1585 and christened at Holy Trinity. Hamnet died in childhood at the age of 11, on August 11, 1596.
It is estimated that Shakespeare arrived in London around 1588 and began to establish himself as an actor and playwright.
Elizabethan Era
The English Elizabethan Era is one of the most fascinating periods in the History of England. The Elizabethan Era is named after the greatest Queens of England - Queen Elizabeth I. The Elizabethan Era is not only famous for the Virgin Queen but also for the era itself - Great Explorers, such as Sir Francis Drake and Walter Raleigh. The era of the very first Theatres in England ;William Shakespeare, The globe Theatre and Christopher Marlowe.The people of the era, the Famous Figures who featured in the history of this era such as the Queen's love Robert Dudley, the sinister Dr. John Dee, the intrigues of the spy-master Sir Francis Walsingham and the Queen's chief advisor Sir William Cecil (Lord Burghley). Religion, Politics, Executions, Crime and Punishment all played their part in the Elizabethan era.
Some of Shakespares Plays
1592 William Shakespeare's Henry VI Parts I, II and III
1594 William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus1594 William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors1594 William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew1594 William Shakespeare's Shakespeare'sTwo Gentlemen of Verona1594 William Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost
1595 William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet1595 William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream1596 William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
1597 William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part I and II
1598 William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing1598 William Shakespeare's Henry V
and many more up to the year 1612.
Shakespare is hailed as the greatest playwright of all time because his work has been translated into every major human language and is still read and performed worldwide
