What We Know About Shakespeare's Physical Appearance

The great William Shakespeare lived during a time of many noted and influential people such as Pocahontas, King James I, and Sir Walter Raleigh. Even though Pocahontas was born during the later years of Shakespeare’s life, interesting correlations exist between the playwright and the Indian princess. King James I of England wrote about witches, which gave some background information for Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Macbeth. As the special guest of Queen Elizabeth I, it is likely that Sir Walter Raleigh watched some of Shakespeare’s plays presented at court. The daughter of a Native American chief, the King of England, and the famous explorer, all lived and gained notoriety during the lifetime of William Shakespeare.

Shakespeare was an old English poet, actor, and even a playwright. He was born and raised in Stratford-upon-avon. Shakespeare's got married to Anne Hathaway at the age of just eighteen years old, with whom he had three kids, two of them being twins. William died at the age of fifty-two, he lived from 1564-1616. Shakespeare is known as the best-selling fiction author of all time. I found it interesting that we all know Shakespeare is a very well known playwright but the surprising thing is that he is also an actor, Shakespeare acted in many of his own plays that he wrote.

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.

The dynamic between sin and physiognomy sparks much of the tension found within William Shakespeare’s Richard III, as moral depravity and physical deformity become the catalyst for the violence and discord that rules Richard III. The Renaissance era, specifically neo-Platonism, viewed the physical body as a reflection of the soul. Shakespeare’s Richard III- an interpretation based off a biography by Sir Thomas More, one that is disputed by Susan E. Lee’s “Richard III’, Shakespeare, and History”- focuses on Richard’s worldly rise to power at the exchange of virtue as he offers up each kill as a sacrifice towards his rise. The idea is that the Duke of Gloucester has the mark of the beast-- physical deformity-- and therefore was born sinful and is predisposed to evil deeds. Ian Frederick Moulton, author of “‘A Monster Great Deformed’: The Unruly Masculinity of Richard III” argues that it is more than Richard’s physical ailment that pushes him toward evil endeavor and Katherine Schaap Williams, author of “Enabling Richard: The Rhetoric of Disability in Richard III,” asserts that no one is without a disability and therefore the audience is like Richard. This paper will examine the relationship between Richard’s deformities and historical facts, will explain how his physical deformity and health affected his behavior, and point out that people are as villainous as the Duke of Gloucester.

In the time of the Elizabethan Era there was a strict role of diversity. People were judged by fame, wealth, skills, and birth; then placed in social groups based on how they were judged. In this era many people did not rise above what they were born into, but for William Shakespeare he made becoming famous in the late 1500’s look easy. Still to this day he is talked about, even though somethings about his personal life are uncertain.

The Shakespeare name is known by almost everyone. The true identity of the great writer is still a mystery. There isn’t a single picture to portray the true identity of Shakespeare. When you look at the pictures they are different and resemble someone else. We know that he was a well educated business man, knowledgeable in the law and Royalty just for starters. The man credited with the works doesn’t poses these qualities. Over the years, more people ask the same question, who was the true Shakespeare?

William Shakespeare was a famous play maker but little do people know that he wrote a lot of poems . He was born in Stratford-On-Avon, United Kingdom on April 23, 1564. He was 62 when he died. In his lifetime he married Anne Hathaway, had three children, two girls but the boy died in early boyhood, he joined a bunch of groups, he learned Latin and a little bit of Greek. Shakespeare wrote his first poems only because the theaters was closed due to the plague. During writing his poems he invented thousands of words. Often combing words that are in different languages such as Latin and Greek. Some of the words that he created are; arch-villain, birthplace, and bloodsucking. His poems were described as " immortalization of beauty and love in poetry." He created 5 long narrative poems. Shakespeare is often known by England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon." He went to King's new school. After the birth of his twins, there where no records recorded, these years were called the "Lost Years." There are some theories for the sudden disappearance. One was that he went into hiding for poaching animal skins from his landlord. Another theory is that he was working

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 was born in 1564 and died on april 23, 1616. His parents was John shakespeare and Mary Arden. John shakespeare had many different jobs like selling leather goods, wool, malt and corn. In 1556 He was appointed the borough’s official “ale taster”. John later became a moneylender and held a series of municipal positions, serving for some time as the mayor of stratford (history.com). Mary keep up the house like cleaned, helped take care of the kids. John and mary oldest children, both girls did not live past infancy. William had 3 younger brothers, Gilbert, Richered, and Edmund. And two younger sisters. Anne, who died at seven, and joan. Thought to die from the black death (folger.edu). William shakespeare was Baptized on

Shakespeare. What were the life events that shaped these well-known plays that are read all

William Shakespeare is a Renaissance poet, actor, and playwright famous for his play “Romeo and Juliet”. Other plays include “Hamlet”, “McBeth”. He has influenced many of today's movies, plays, and books. Such as “Gnomeo and Juliet” or “ Twice old Tales” by Charles Dickens. He owned and created blueprints The Globe Theatre which is still standing and open to the public, says Absolute Shakespeare. The Globe Theatre is located in Stratford-Upon-Avon where Shakespeare spent most his time.

Presentations are common at college level. For the past month or so I observed several group presentations about different topics of Shakespeare era. Also, I presented with my group. The presentations were about topics that not many people knew by heart. It required a bunch of research and time in order to come up with a nice pronation

Gao Xingjian once said, “It’s in literature that true life can be found. It’s under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth.” A literary work that is fiction is just an appearance of fiction, which author uses as means to convey the truth about reality. Appearance is nothing but just one’s colored perception. People can appear to be someone they are not to hide their true-self or hide behind the mask of lies to hide the truth. In the play, Hamlet, Shakespeare reveals a distinction between appearance and reality through manipulation of characters by each other to accomplish their goals. Characters in this play act and behave in one way, but in reality,

Most biographies written about William Shakespeare attempt to explain his life chronologically from birth to death. These accounts aim to describe his life through discussing his works and accomplishments. The problem with this pattern is that there are only so many ways humans can rewrite the same facts about the same person. Contrary to most papers about Shakespeare, the essay titled “What Was He Really Like?”, written by Stanley Wells, focuses internally on who Shakespeare was as an ordinary person. Instead of discussing when Shakespeare got married or explaining his life in relation to his works, Wells delves into the personality of the famous playwright. Stanley Wells encourages the reader of “What Was He Really Like?” to look at

The Theme of Appearance vs. Reality in William Shakespeare's Works Characters within one of William Shakespeare's greatest tragic plays,