This paper focuses on the life and history of William Shakespeare. It throws a light on the achievements and contributions of Shakespeare in English literature. Shakespeare was an English playwright and a poet in English literature. Many people read his works widely in the world and enjoyed his characters in his plays. He was very good at understanding the human characters. Four hundred years of the characters in his plays were very natural today. William Shakespeare, also known as the "Bard of Avon," he is often called England's National poet and considered him as the greatest dramatist of all time. Shakespeare's works are known throughout the world, but his personal life was in mystery. He used many vocabularies in his plays. No writer has …show more content…
He was the third of eight children. According to the customs of church the baby (infant) has to be baptized after three days of the birth. As per the records in the church the birth day of Shakespeare was 26th April 1564. His parents were John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. They both got married in 1559. Arden was Roman Catholic. She was the daughter of a farmer who has high social rank in the society and John was a glove maker and he has own shop in Stratford upon Avon. The distance between the village Stratford-upon-Avon and London was approximately 120 km. John did several jobs in the government field at that time such as an alderman, mayor (bailiff) …show more content…
After closing theatre, without wasting the time, Shakespeare started writing poems. He wrote two long popular poems “Venus and Adonis and Rape of Lucerne" and dedicated both to Earl of Southampton. He wrote 37 plays. They are divided into Comedies, Histories and Tragedies. Shakespeare had other skills such as music, the law, the Bible, the military, the science, the art, the politics, the sea, the history, the hunting and sports. He had no professional experience except in the field of theatre. He was trained like his fellow workers, first as an actor, second as a reviser of old plays and last as an independent dramatist. He worked with other playwrights and learned their techniques. The period from 1557 to 1611 was an extraordinary period in his literary activity. He wrote several comedies and tragedies. Tragedies made him famous in the world. He wrote 154 sonnets and published in 1609, Thomas Thorpe. He dedicated his sonnets to certain Mr William Herbert as being the only begetter. Shakespeare addressed the second group of his sonnets to "The Dark Lady" Marry Fitton. At the time of Shakespeare’s death 21 plays existed in manuscripts in various theatres. The first printed collection of his plays called the First Pericles (1623) was made by two actors, Heming and Condell. This contains 36 of the 37 plays attributed to Shakespeare, Pericles being omitted. His plays and poems
William Shakespeare moved to London. This is where he became an actor. He later had a theater built called the Globe where he had many of his plays performed. He has written around 38 plays, some of these plays are well known and famous. Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet are very well known. William Shakespeare was one of the best actors, poets, and playwrights during the Elizabethan time period because his plays were well-written on the major theme of true love.
William Shakespeare was an extremely talented and important person from the 1500’s to this day. He is still taught about in schools today because he had a large impact on society and on our English language. In this report, I’ll be covering his life, like how he lived. His works, like his job and what he did. His accomplishments, as in important things he did. Lastly, his impacts, on us and on himself. I believe you’ll learn much more about William Shakespeare than you did before.
William Shakespeare is one of the greatest writers in the English language, playwright and actor. Shakespeare lived during the times of Elizabeth I and James I. He coined most of the new words and phrases that are still used today. This paper will analyze various information regarding Shakespeare’s childhood, education, employment, etc.
William Shakespeare was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden, a shoemaker and a daughter of an affluent farmer in 1564. He was born on April 23, and baptised two days later. William attended the local grammar school, the King's Scchool. He was born and lived in a smal town called Stratford-upon-Avon about 100 miles west of London. Shakespeare had three younger brothers and two older sisters. Shakespeare never attended University. Because of the lack of records of when Shakespeare was a child,some people question his existence.
Also, he could have written during the plague from 1592-1594 where the theatre he worked at was often closed. He is widely considered the best dramatist to ever write. He is famous for many different pieces. He wrote his 38 play in three genres, tragedy, comedy and history. Tragedy can be associated with drama, and the most well known tragedy plays are Hamlet along with Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet. His comedies also include romance, and the most famous in this category are a Midnight Summer's dream and The Tempest. Along with these many outstanding pieces, Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets, and they are all consistent of 4 stanzas. These sonnets are his prefered writing style when it comes to
His Tragedies include: Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, Hamlet, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Macbeth, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, Timon of Athens, Titus Andronicus (Mabillard). Williams Histories include: 1, 2, and 3 Henry VI, 1 and 2 Henry IV, King John, Henry V, Henry VIII, Richard II, Richard III (Mabillard). Shakespeare moved to London England to pursue his career in playwriting and acting. During the time Shakespeare moved to London, it was having a Renaissance (Scmoop Editorial Team). London at the time wasn't exactly a place you would want to move to though; it was a very nasty and unclean place. A few years after William moved there the Bubonic Plague came through and shut down most of London's theatres (Scmoop Editorial Team). During the time the theatres were closed Shakespeare wrote two poems, "Venus and Adonis", and "The rape of Lucrece" (Scmoop Editorial Team). In 1954 the London theatre finally opened back up for business, and William bought part of one, which later became the favorite theatre of Queen Elizabeth. Shakespeare was in a group called "The Chamberlains Men", which had the chance to perform for the Queen (Scmoop Editorial Team). In 1599 the Globe theatre was built which was where many of Shakespeare's plays
From his tragic story of Hamlet to the romantic comedy The Tempest, William Shakespeare has been capturing his audience since he started writing in the late 1500's. When Shakespeare first started writing in 1590, he began writing plays, both tragedies and comedies, then he wrote poetry called sonnets. It is said that he last thing he wrote was finished in 1613, because as people suggest, that was when he lost his sight. He died three years later in 1616. He is known around the globe for his writing style and unique plots. His plays are studied in high schools and colleges around the world. Shakespeare has made history with his literature. During the Renaissance, Shakespeare wrote in three different genres, comedy, tragedy, and poetry.
William Shakespeare actual birth date is unknown, but scholars believe it was on or near April 23,1564. “William Shakespeare was born April 23,1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon”(Benson and Stock 198). Record shows William was the third child of the Shakespeares’ ten children and his father, John Shakespeare was a leather merchant, and his mother Mary Arden, a local landed heiress. “William was the third child of John Shakespeare, a leather merchant, and Mary Arden, a local landed heires ...William had two older sisters, and three younger brothers” (Biography). In his childhood, Shakespeare attended the King’s New School in Stratford because it was typical for a child whose father is a aldermen. The School taught Shakespeare reading, writing. and Latin education. ”Young Shakespeare attended the King’s New School in Stratford and received Latin education”
William Shakespeare was a renowned playwright and sonneteer, who’s writing displayed vast knowledge, wisdom, and creativity. Shakespeare wrote a grand total of 37 plays and 154 sonnets, the number alone bringing into question whether or not the Stratford-upon-Avon man could have truly created these works. There are vast volumes of theories regarding the true authorship of Shakespeare’s many works. However, most of these theories are circumstantial and fail to prove that anyone other than Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare.
William Shakespeare was known as the greatest English writer and known for capturing emotion. William Shakespeare’s poetry makes him the greatest playwright ever because Shakespeare was the greatest poet too. William Shakespeare was called the English national poet and he was given the names such as The Bard and Bard of Avon. One of the reasons that William Shakespeare was the greatest poet was because he specialized in English poetry and his poems were written in blank verse. Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets that were poems, most of the poems were about love, beauty and mortality. According, to Enki village seven of his most famous sonnets, were “Sonnet 18: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Sonnet 29: When in disgrace with fortune and Men’s eyes, Sonnet 30: When to the sessions of sweet silent thought, Sonnet 33: Full many a glorious I have seen, Sonnet 73 That time of the year thou mayst in me behold, Sonnet 116 Let me not anger to the marriage of true minds admit impediments, Sonnet 138: when my love swears that she is made of truth” (Enkivillage). Shakespeare’s sonnets show that he was the greatest playwright and English poet because he wrote so many sonnets. Writing these many sonnets show that Shakespeare was very brilliant since he wrote many poems about love and most are very imaginative. Shakespeare’s plays and poems were successful because Gillian Engberg believed that “Shakespeare’s plays and poems were smoothly written text were beautiful and well-integrated quotes from Shakespeare’s works” (Gillian Engberg). Gillian’s quote was very important because he described that Shakespeare’s works were fascinating. Robert Esquivel agrees that the Shakespeare is the greatest playwright because he writes “One of the greatest poets to live was William Shakespeare, a man
Over years, Shakespeare wrote numerous plays and poems.Very little is known about his life up until about 1595 when he traveled to London and began to write along with acting. Through 1595 and 1605, what some may call Shakespeare’s “Middle Period”, over 30 plays were not only written, but also quite successful. Some are: Hamlet, MacBeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and more. After his great achievements, in 1613, Shakespeare returned to Stratford-upon-Avon and later died.
Ben Johnson, a playwright and poet of the 17th century, said of William Shakespeare, “He was not of an age, but for all time.” Johnson accurately predicted that people would read Shakespeare’s writings for centuries to come. William Shakespeare, one of the most famous poets and playwrights, was born on April 23, 1564, to John Shakespeare and May Arden. Interestingly, people know little about such a well-known person’s early life. In fact, the few facts people have about his life come from his works and documents such as church records. Nevertheless, scholars agree on several details about his early life, his mid-life, and his professional accomplishments.
In Shakespeare’s childhood he had a big problem impacting his whole family. He was known to be born on the twenty third of April and was baptized at Holy Trinity Church on April 26, 1564 (Mabillard). Technically, the exact date of his birth is unknown because in 1564 people did not keep track of their birth day, but instead kept track of their baptism date. Historians presume that he was born on Henley Street in the United
William Shakespeare is said to be the most famous influential author in English literature. He wrote thirty-eight plays, one hundred fifty-four sonnets and two poems, all of which are said to be a major force in developing the English language as we know it today. There is little known about the personal life of the famous author, but his works such as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and King Lear have captivated the world for more than 400 years. It is hardly surprising that theories about the most famous author and his works have surfaced. Scrutinized for the authenticity of thirty-eight plays accredited to him, it was rumored that William Shakespeare actually claimed the work of others such as Christopher Marlowe, William Stanley, and Roger Manners, as his own.
Before this paper goes on to talk about the authorship debate of Shakespeare it is necessary to know what Shakespeare’s London was like during the