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Early LifeEarly LifeSchool
Attended school from ages 7-12Self-educated – no college
Family LifeMarried Anne HathawayHad three kids
• Moved to London in the 1580s• Was an actor and writer• A playwright (WRIGHT = Maker of…)
• 38 plays in all, including Hamlet, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, King Lear, Midsummer Night’s Dream
London LifeShakespeare the
Actor
•Bubonic Plague (“Black Death”) closed the theatres•Shakespeare turned to poetry – wrote famous sonnets and long poems
London LifeShakespeare the
Poet
The Globe TheatreThe Globe TheatreThe most famous
English theatreShakespeare’s plays
were performed hereNote the shape and
openness Called the “Wooden
O”
The Globe TheatreThe Globe Theatre
Affordable for allGroundlingsVersatile actors:
-effective memory-skilled
swordsman-musician
Final YearsFinal YearsShakespeare moved back to
Stratford around 1610Died of unknown illnessBuried at Holy Trinity Church in
Stratford
The Mystery The Mystery Lives On . . .Lives On . . .
Many uncertainties surrounding Shakespeare’s life and work – lack of primary sources
Even date of birth is uncertain – no certificate
Some question whether he ever really existed!