WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

BIRTH

Allegedly born: April 23, 1564• No birth records found

In Stratford-upon-Avon

Parents:• John Shakespeare, a glover and leather merchant.• Mary Arden, a landed local heiress

Was the third of eight children

EDUCATION

Suspected to have attended grammar school

No records to show how long he actually attended

school.

His knowledge of Latin proves he did have some

schooling though.

MARRIAGE

Married Anne Hathaway on November 28, 1582.

William was 18, Anne was 26 ---and pregnant

Children:• Susanna, born May 26, 1583• Judith & Hamnet, born February 2, 1585

• Hamnet died at age 11

WORKS

1590• First Play: Henry VI, Part One

1593• Venus and Adonis

1594• The Rape of Lucrece

Hamnet dies -Aug 11, 1596

WORKS CONT.

Buys a portion of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men

1598• Published (not necessarily written):

• Romeo & Juliet• A Midsummer Night’s Dream• The Merchant of Venice• Love's Labors Lost• Richard II • Titus Andronicus.

THE GLOBE THEATER

Built in 1599

Published:• Othello• King Lear• Hamlet (1601)

SONNETS

Published 1609

FINAL PLAYS

1613• Henry VIII• Two Noble Kinsmen

DEATH

Dies in Stratford-upon-Avon• Apr 23, 1616