William Shakespeare

By Thomas, A.J., Zachary, Billy

Life

• Shakespeare birth date was unknown, but they think he was born on a Sunday.( it is estimated that Shakespeare was born on April 26 ,1564.)

• Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway and had 3 kids named Susanna, Haunts, and Judith Shakespeare

• Shakespeare died in April 23 1616 no one knows why he died, but they think it was a disease.

Language

• Shakespeare is credited by the Oxford English Dictionary for the introduction to nearly 3,000 words into the language.

Works

• His earliest works included “Henry VI”, “The two Gentlemen of Verona” , and “Titus And Roncious”

• Shakespeare’s first printed works included two long poems called “Venus and Adonis”(1543) and “the rape of Lucree”(1594)that were both dedicated to the Earl of Southampton.