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    form of birth-control. During his time in London, it is thought that he had an affair with several women. He wrote his works in London and even after he retired, he frequently visited London. Towards the end of his retirement, Shakespeare’s child, Susanna, married John Hall, who ended up having an affair with

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    They had a daughter named Susanna on May twenty-six,1583. And two years later had twins Hamnet and Judith on Febuary 2,1585. Later Hamnet died at the age of 11. After the twins were born, William Shakespeare went into hiding for seven years. (Shakespeare The Biography,2005) In 1592

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    Although Shakespeare and his work have proven themselves significant and have been able to last to even the modern day, much of Shakespeare’s life is a mystery. The only two primary sources that can be used to look at Shakespeare’s life are his works, his legal documents, and his church documents. Childhood William Shakespeare was born in Stratford on April 23, 1564 and he was later baptized on April 26, 1564. His parents were John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. William was the third of eight

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    Jayline Sigrah English IV Mrs. Franks February 6, 2015 Shakespeare’s Adventurous Life William Shakespeare’s work is still being used all over the world. Most people who use his work, use them either in English or theatre classes. Till today, William Shakespeare is known as one of the best writers on the planet. William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford on the river Avon (Chute, 130b). Shakespeare was born the third child out of eight kids total (Rosen, 7). Shakespeare

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    William Shakespeare was a famous London playwright, writer, poet and actor, whose plays and sonnets are still admired, read, and studied by many to this day. By the end of his life on April 23rd, 1616, Shakespeare was 55 years old. How Shakespeare died is a mystery on top of the many other mysteries Shakespeare left behind for us to figure out. (158) However, we do know that Shakespeare did die in his home town of Stratford-Upon-Avon and was buried in the chancel of the Holy Trinity

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    1. Name what we know about and how we know about Shakespeare’s physical appearance. Not much is actually known about Shakespeare’s appearance, what we do know is based off of three different artistic depictions of Shakespeare the Chandos portrait, the Droeshout engraving, and the wall monument at the holy trinity church in Shakespeare’s home town. The Chandos portrait is the most widely known and is believed to be the only portrait done while he was alive. “It shows a balding but not unhandsome

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    an actor and a playwright in London and possibly had several plays produced. William Shakespeare got married on November 28, 1582 to a woman named Anne Hathaway who was 26 years old while William was only 18 years old, and had three children named Susanna, Judith, and Hamnet, who ended up dying at the age of 11 years old. William Shakespeare lived in a place called Shakespeare’s London, and it was a very small

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    In April 26 1564 a great English poet was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, United-Kingdom, named William Shakespeare. Throughout his life, he wrote many plays based on people from real-life. One of the most famous plays he wrote was The Tragedy of Hamlet. Hamlet is Shakespeare’s longest play and among the most powerful and influential tragedies in English literature. It is based on a Norse legend composed by Saxo Grammaticus in Latin around 1200 AD. Apparently, the inciting incident of the play, which

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    William Shakespeare was English poet,playwright and actor. Also William was born in April 1564 in the UK and died in April 23 1616. He was the greatest play writer of His time and one of the best form England Bard of Avon. He's Spouse was Anne Hathaway they had three kids.William was a very smart man he was every good at writing about how power corrupts the one who is in charge as seen in Julius Caesar. The play starts off with Caesar is returning from beating Pompey in a battle. But Pompey was

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    could have been the cause of death. On April 23, 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon, William Shakespeare was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. When he was eighteen years old he married Anne Hathaway and they raised two daughters. The eldest daughter, Susanna, was born in 1583. They had a set of twins, the boy died in boyhood, in 1585 and that daughters name was Judith. Shakespeare went off the grid for some time between 1585 and 1592. Not much is known about Shakespeare in this time frame. It is said

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