Schedule
0 Early life
0 Life as a writer
0 The Successful Years
0 Shakespeare's Legacy
0 Video on Shakespeare
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Early Life
0 Born around April 23,
1564
0 Lived near London in town
called Stratford-upon-Avon
0 Had 5 other siblings
0 Little records on where
Shakespeare was schooled
0 Thought to be the King’s
New School in Stratford
0 School taught reading,
writing, and the classics
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Family Life
0 November 28, 1582 Shakespeare (18) marries wife,
Anne Hathaway (26)
0 Children
0 Has a daughter named Susana 6 months into marriage
0 Has twins, son named Hamnet and daughter named
Judith
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Life as a Writer
0 Evidence shows he was a playwright
and actor in London
0 1590: Writes Henry VI, Part One
0 In the beginning of his career
Shakespeare gets criticized for his
writing, however it is just out of
jealousy. He has become an amazing
playwright already
0 1593: While theatres are closed due to
plague, Shakespeare writes first longest
poem “Venus and Adonis”
0 After the theatre reopens the following
year, Shakespeare becomes an even
bigger hit; Shakespeare’s acting group
the Chamberlain’s Man become one of
the most popular theatre groups in
London. They even get to preform for
Queen Elizabeth.
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The Successful Years
0 1594-1600: Shakespeare gets continual praise and
good reviews on his plays. Some including, Romeo and
Juliet, Lover’s Labors Lost, A Midsummer Night’s
Dream
0 1601: Shakespeare’s father dies. Next few years are
spent writing Hamlet. Dark years for Shakespeare.
0 1609: Shakespeare’s collection of 154 sonnets are
published
0 1613: Shakespeare finishes his last plays, Henry VIII,
and Two Noble Kinsman
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Shakespeare’s Legacy
0 Dies on April 23, 1616
0 150 years after his death,
critics question if Shakespeare
had the “intellectual
perceptiveness or poetic
power” to be able to write such
beautiful masterpieces.
However the majority of
scholars agree that it was in
fact his work.
0 Shakespeare’s work is timeless.
He is able to relate and
individually touch each
reader/viewer no matter what
time period. This makes his
legacy live on through his
work.
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Video on Shakespeare
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