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embraced life, writing 154 sonnets during his fifty two years; William was known for his many tragedies, romances and comedies; they are what made him famous around the world today. The compassionate William Shakespeare was born in “Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564” (Magill 1), his birthdate is unknown but is believed to have been on April 23, seeing he was “Christened on April 26, 1564” (Magill 1). Shakespeare was born during “the sixth year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I” (Neagle 140). For the reason

William Shakespeare 1564-1616 Abbey McBride 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

The Missing Author William Shakespeare the amazing playwright from the Elizabethan Era; or was he? The Shakespeare Conspiracy can be proven because William Shakespeare was a commoner and was thought to be illiterate, there was a witness to Shakespeare being a fraud of authorship, and there is no valid documentation on Shakespeare being the author of his plays. To be straightforward on the matter, a person would say “no one other William Shakespeare could have written such a masterpiece,” or” how

Considered by many as the world’s greatest playwright, he still manages to change the world to this very day. William Shakespeare, son of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden, was born around April 23 1564. Although he lived around 400 years ago his work still thrives to this day. Unlike many writers during his lifetime he managed to majorly impact not only his society but also our modern society through all his numerous achieves in poetry, acting, and playwriting. Although what people know about Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was born on (or around the time of) April 23, 1564 and he lived in Stratford Upon- Avon, England. His parents were John Shakespeare and Mary Shakespeare. He lived with 5 siblings, three brothers and two sisters. William was the oldest in his house, he would have been the third oldest if his first two sisters didn’t die as babies. His family would have had 9 people in the same house, but with both of the sister’s deaths he had 7 people within his house. William’s father worked

Macbeth Considered the greatest writer in history, William Shakespeare born in 1564 has had more acts performed than any other playwright. People still search for the history of shakespeare, much is still unknown. Shakespeare was born in stratford, a market town near london. His birthday is celebrated on april 23, which is the day of his death. Shakespeare died when he was 52 in 1616. Shakespeare wrote macbeth in 1606. Macbeth is Shakespeare’s most tragic and shortest play he wrote. Macbeth is a

life of William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England on April 23, 1564. As an infant he avoided the Black Plague that took the lives of many people during this time. His father, John Shakespeare, was a prosperous glove maker and wool dealer and was well regarded throughout Stratford, even holding the position of High Bailiff for a time. Young William saw his first play at the age of five from a traveling group of actors. Due to John’s position on the town council

Who wrote Shakespeare’s plays? One theory is close his close rival Christopher Marlowe. It is said that Marlowe was a huge influence on Shakespeare and even collaborated and contributed to some of his plays. Marlowe had an extensive education with scholarships and he attended University. Whereas, there is no record of education for Shakespeare after basic grammar school. So how could someone with so little education write such broad and sophisticated plays? It is believed that Christopher Marlowe’s

English poet, playwright and actor. His plays are highly famous and continue to be studied and performed. Today, his plays such as Romeo & Juliet and Hamlet that are known all over the world. He was born on or near April 23, 1564 in Stratford –upon-Avon, England. He had two older sisters, Joan and Judith, and three younger brothers, Gilbert, Richard and Edmund. As a teenager, he studied reading, writing and the classics at the King’s New School, in Stratford. On November 28, 1582, William Shakespeare

Was Shakespeare a Writer? Many people heard of Shakespeare’s plays, but was he the one who wrote them? Though it was not questioned during his lifetime, since the mid-19th century people have questioned whether he was the actual author. There are reasons both to believe and doubt that Shakespeare was the true author. Today many scholars agree that there is enough evidence to show that Shakespeare truly was the author of the works attributed to him. But this raises a new question, why is Shakespeare’s