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  1. William Shakespeare: Biography, Playwright, Poet

    William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor of the Renaissance era. He was an important member of the King's Men theatrical company from roughly 1594 onward. Known throughout ...

  2. William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare (c. 23 [a] April 1564 - 23 April 1616) [b] was an English playwright, poet and actor.He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. [4] [5] [6] He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard").His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 ...

  3. William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare (baptized April 26, 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England—died April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon) was a poet, dramatist, and actor often called the English national poet. He is considered by many to be the greatest dramatist of all time. Shakespeare occupies a position unique in world literature.

  4. William Shakespeare Biography

    An Introduction. William Shakespeare was a renowned English poet, playwright, and actor born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. His birthday is most commonly celebrated on 23 April (see When was Shakespeare born ), which is also believed to be the date he died in 1616. Shakespeare was a prolific writer during the Elizabethan and Jacobean ages of ...

  5. William Shakespeare ‑ Plays, Biography & Poems

    William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, a bustling market town 100 miles northwest of London, and baptized there on April 26, 1564. ... Author History.com Editors. Website Name

  6. Life of William Shakespeare

    The Chandos portrait, believed to be Shakespeare, held in the National Portrait Gallery, London. William Shakespeare was an actor, playwright, poet, and theatre entrepreneur in London during the late Elizabethan and early Jacobean eras. He was baptised on 26 April 1564 [a] in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England, in the Holy Trinity Church.At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway ...

  7. William Shakespeare

    Shakespeare the poet and dramatist. in William Shakespeare. Also known as: Bard of Avon, Swan of Avon, William Shakspere. Written by. John Russell Brown. Professor Emeritus of Theatre and Drama, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Author of Shakespeare, Actors, and Audiences and others; editor of The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre ...

  8. William Shakespeare Biography

    Learn about the circumstances of Shakespeare's death and the curse on his gravestone. Where Shakespeare's story started Relive Shakespeare's love story Walk in Shakespeare's footsteps. Learn about the man behind the works with Shakespedia, from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.

  9. The life and plays of William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare, (baptized April 26, 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, Eng.—died April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon), English poet and playwright, often considered the greatest writer in world literature.. Shakespeare spent his early life in Stratford-upon-Avon, receiving at most a grammar-school education, and at age 18 he married a local woman, Anne Hathaway.

  10. William Shakespeare Biography: The Life Of The Bard

    A Very Brief William Shakespeare Biography. Parents: John Shakespeare & Mary Shakespeare (nee Arden). Date of Birth: Generally accepted as 23rd April 1564. Shakespeare was baptised on 26th April, 1564. Wife: Anne Hathaway (married 1582). Children: Susanna (born 1583), Hamnet and Judith (twins, born 1585).; Resided: Born and raised in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Prime working years spent away from ...

  11. Biography of William Shakespeare, Famous Playwright

    Shakespeare retired to Stratford in 1611 and lived comfortably off his wealth for the rest of his life. In his will, he bequeathed most of his properties to Susanna, his eldest daughter, and some actors from The King's Men. Famously, he left his wife his "second-best bed" before he died on April 23, 1616.

  12. Shakespeare's life

    William Shakespeare: A biography. Since William Shakespeare lived more than 400 years ago, and many records from that time are lost or never existed in the first place, we don't know everything about Shakespeare's life. For example, we know that he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon, 100 miles northwest of London, on April 26, 1564. ...

  13. About William Shakespeare

    read more about his influence. William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon. The son of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden, he was probably educated at the King Edward VI Grammar School in Stratford, where he learned Latin and a little Greek and read the Roman dramatists. At eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway, a woman ...

  14. Short Biography William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare (1564-1616). English poet and playwright - Shakespeare is widely considered to be the greatest writer in the English language. He wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets. Short bio of William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon on 23rd April 1564. His father William was a successful local businessman ...

  15. William Shakespeare Biography

    We do know that in November of 1582, at the age of eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway (a woman eight years his senior), and that she gave birth to a daughter, Susanna, six months later. Two years ...

  16. William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare - Poet, Playwright, Dramatist: Readers and playgoers in Shakespeare's own lifetime, and indeed until the late 18th century, never questioned Shakespeare's authorship of his plays. He was a well-known actor from Stratford who performed in London's premier acting company, among the great actors of his day. He was widely known by the leading writers of his time as well ...

  17. BBC History

    William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and was baptised a few days later on 26 April 1564. ... In 1598 the author Francis Meres described Shakespeare as England's ...

  18. William Shakespeare Biography

    William Shakespeare Biography. William Shakespeare was indisputably among the top English-language poets and playwrights of all time. He was born in the village of Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1564 and died there in April 1616. His surviving body of work includes 38 plays, 154 sonnets and two narrative poems, the majority of which he penned ...

  19. William Shakespeare: 20 Facts, 37 Plays, 375 Poems, 100 Quotes & Bio

    William Shakespeare wrote at least 37 plays that scholars know of, with most of them labeled is comedies, histories, or tragedies. The earliest play that is directly attributed to Shakespeare is the trilogy of "King Henry VI," with Richard III also being written around the same time, between 1589 and 1591. The last play was a collaboration ...

  20. Why Is William Shakespeare's Life Considered a Mystery?

    The first candidate as the "real" author of Shakespeare's work was the statesman and philosopher Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626). Subsequent candidates have included Edward De Vere, 17 Earl of ...

  21. William Shakespeare

    Some Important Facts of His Life. He is buried in the chancel of Holy Trinity Church in his home town of Stratford, Warwickshire. In 1585, Shakespeare disappeared for almost seven years, and historians call this period of life as "the lost years.". When in 1952 he emerged as an actor and a playwright, he received the title of "upstart ...

  22. Biography of William Shakespeare

    Consequently, his daughters made "good matches," and married wealthy men. The same year that he joined the Lord Chamberlain's Men, Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet, Love's Labour's Lost, The Taming of the Shrew, and several other plays. In 1600, he wrote two of his greatest tragedies, Hamlet and Julius Caesar.

  23. Shakespeare bibliography

    Shakespeare's plays; Title Year written First publications Performances Authorship notes Henry IV, Part 1: Likely early to mid 1590s First published in a 1598 quarto by Andrew Wise : Though 1 Henry IV was almost certainly in performance by 1597, the earliest recorded performance was on 6 March 1600, when it was acted at Court before the Flemish Ambassador. . Other Court performances followed ...