William Shakespeare
A great influence in Literature Of the
Western World.
By: Jada B. and Hailey J.
Core:2
The Birth of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was Born April 23th,
1564 from his parents Mary Arden and
John Shakespeare.
He is known to have been born in the
Shakespeare family home.
The religion of the Shakespeare Family
William Shakespeare is Catholic
The Catholic religion was taught in their
schools and it was the official religion of
England at the time.
The Shakespeare Family
The Shakespeare family included John
Shakespeare and Mary Shakespeare,
William Shakespeare, and his 7 brothers
and sisters.
William was the third child of Mary and
John.
Williams Father
Williams father, John Shakespeare
married Williams mother, Mary Arden in
1557.
Williams father was known to be a town
official of Stratford.
He was also a business man who had
business in tanning, leatherwork and
whittawering.
Williams Mother
Williams mother did not work outside of
the home.
She was the youngest daughter of her
family and she inherited most of her
fathers landowning and farming estate
when he passed away.
The marriage of William Shakespeare
and Anne Hathaway
William married Anne Hathaway,
November, 28th 1582.
At the time of the marriage William was 18
years old and Anne was 26 and 3 months
pregnant.
7 months later, they had their first
daughter, Susanna.
The children of Shakespeare
William and Anne had twins shortly after
Susanna was born.
Their names were Judith and Hamnet and
they were born In the February of 1592.
Hamnet and Judith were named after
Judith and Hamnet Sadler, friends of
Shakespeare.
Hamnet, Williams only son died in 1596 at
only 4 years old.
Shakespeare’s family
William’s family was unusually small
because at the time, families had lots and
lots of children and william only had two
kids.
Williams family include His Wife, Anne, his
daughter, Susanna, and his only twin that
survived, Judith.
Shakespeare’s Works
Shakespeare had a total of 37 plays and
154 sonnets.
A couple plays that you might recognize
are Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Julius
Caesar.
The death of William Shakespeare
William died, April 23rd 1616 at the age of
52.
Four weeks before his death, on March
25,1616 William made his Last Will and
Testament.
William Shakespeare was buried on April
25th 1616 in Holy Trinity Church.
More on Shakespeare’s death
His tombstone were inscribed with words
which are to have been written by
Shakespeare himself, “Good friend for
Jesus sake forbear
To dig the dust enclosed here!
Blest be the man that spares these stones,
And curst be he that moves my bones”
The death of Anne Hathaway
His wife, Anne Hathaway died in 1623 at
the age of 67.
She was buried next to William in the Holy
Trinity Church.
5 questions about Shakespeare
What is Shakespeare’s nationality?
What is the name of Shakespeare’s wife?
How old was Shakespeare when he died?
What are two popular works by
Shakespeare?
What Century did Shakespeare die in?
Answers
English was Shakespeare’s nationality
Anne Hathaway was the name of
Shakespeare’s wife
52 was the age of Shakespeare when he
died
Romeo and Juliet & Hamlet were popular
works by Shakespeare
17th was the century when Shakespeare
died
Fun Facts Shakespeare
Shakespeare never published any of his
plays. Most of his plays were published
seven years after he died.
Shakespeare's wife Anne Hathaway was
eight years older and three months
pregnant when they married.
 400 years after his death, Shakespeare
merits 15 million pages on Google
Shakespeare facts
 No portrait of Shakespeare was every painted
while he was alive.
 Shakespeare and company built two Globe
Theatres
 Although Shakespeare was a great playwright,
many members of his family were illiterate.
 Not only did Shakespeare write plays and
sonnets, but also he also performed in a number
or his own plays and those by other playwrights.
Shakespeare Quotes
 Shakespeare is not only famous for his plays,
and sonnets, but for his quotes too.
 “Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great,
some achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon them”
 “All the world's a stage, and all the men and
women merely players: they have their exits and
their entrances; and one man in his time plays
many parts, his acts being seven ages”
More Shakespeare Quotes
“Better three hours too soon than a minute
too late”
“If music be the food of love, play on”
“A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for
then both parties nobly are subdued, and
neither party loser”
“A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for
then both parties nobly are subdued, and
neither party loser”
Sources
 The websites we used to make this presentation
were…
 www.william-shapespeare.org.uk
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare
 http://www.shakespeareliterature.com/l_biography.html
 http://absoluteshakespeare.com/
 http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/will
iamsha126045.html
The End
We hope you learned a lot of new things
about Shakespeare.
We had a lot of fun making this
Presentation so we really hope you
enjoyed it.