WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon. He was the most famous playwright of his epoch. Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616.
John Shakespeare, William's father, was a glover and a tanner. He was a highly successful and respected man of high status. Mary Arden was Shakespeare’s mother. She had eight children with John Shakespeare.
William attended Stratford Grammar School where he studied classics written in Greek and Latin. On November 27, 1582, Shakespeare married Ann Hathaway who was twenty-eight years old at the time.
No evidence was found of Shakespeare between the years of 1585-1592. These years of Shakespeare’s life were called “The Hidden Years”. In 1592, Shakespeare established himself in London. There he began to write. In 1599, “The Globe” was built. The plays in this theater usually lasted three days. The first day, expenses were paid, the second day, the actors were paid, and the third day, the playwright was paid. Other theaters to follow were “The Curtain”, “The Rose”, “The Swan”, “The Fortune”, “The Red Bull”, and “The Hope”.
As an actor, writer, director, and a stockholder, Shakespeare had multiple sources of income. He was becoming a very wealthy person. In 1597, Shakespeare bought “New Place”, a very large house for his family to live in.
Shakespeare left London in 1611 and retired from public life. He died on April 23, 1616.
William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon. He was the most famous playwright of his epoch. Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616.
John Shakespeare, William's father, was a glover and a tanner. He was a highly successful and respected man of high status. Mary Arden was Shakespeare’s mother. She had eight children with John Shakespeare.
William attended Stratford Grammar School where he studied classics written in Greek and Latin. On November 27, 1582, Shakespeare married Ann Hathaway who was twenty-eight years old at the time.
No evidence was found of Shakespeare between the years of 1585-1592. These years of Shakespeare’s life were called “The Hidden Years”. In 1592, Shakespeare established himself in London. There he began to write. In 1599, “The Globe” was built. The plays in this theater usually lasted three days. The first day, expenses were paid, the second day, the actors were paid, and the third day, the playwright was paid. Other theaters to follow were “The Curtain”, “The Rose”, “The Swan”, “The Fortune”, “The Red Bull”, and “The Hope”.
As an actor, writer, director, and a stockholder, Shakespeare had multiple sources of income. He was becoming a very wealthy person. In 1597, Shakespeare bought “New Place”, a very large house for his family to live in.
Shakespeare left London in 1611 and retired from public life. He died on April 23, 1616.
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