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William Shakespeare. By Natale Finn. About William. William was the son of an alderman. Was born in 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon near Birmingham. His father became Mayor of Stratford. Young William benefited from an education. He went to Stratford Grammar School.
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William Shakespeare By Natale Finn
About William • William was the son of an alderman. • Was born in 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon near Birmingham.
His father became Mayor of Stratford. • Young William benefited from an education. • He went to Stratford Grammar School.
At eighteen he married Anne Hathaway • She was the daughter of a wealthy local landlord. • They had three children. • Their names were Susanna, Hamnet and Judith.
He moved to London in 1592 to become an actor • He became member of the Lord Chamberlin’s Company of Players • He soon stopped acting in stories and plays an started writing them • The theatre associated with Shakespeare's plays was the Globe
The globe was in circular shape. • Wealthy people watched from the galleries under a thatched roof • The poor people stood below in the open air and watched the stage above them.
The globe was destroyed a few years before his death • It was when a cannon fired during one of his performances which accidentally set the roof on fire • Because the rest of it was made from timber it was all burned within an hour • An American film director spent years reconstructing the Globe
Most of his plays were based stories he had heard or read • Because of the Renaissance he was interested in ancient Greek and Rome • He looked at the works of the ancient Roman historian Plutarch and got ideas such as : • Julius Caesar • Anthony and Cleopatra
Some other plays were based on English history like : • Henry 3 • Richard 3 • Many ideas for his plays came from Renaissance Italy such as : • Romeo and Juliet • The Merchant of Venice
His greatest plays were his tragedies • His greatest tragedies were based on stories from ancient Greece • The four greatest were • Hamlet • Othello • King Lear • Macbeth
The tragedies were based on men who were destroyed by • Their own weakness • Bad luck • And the actions of others
He also wrote poetry but mostly sonnets • His 154 sonnets were 14 line poems dealing with the issues • Love • Poetry • death
Shakespeare died in 1616 but he became one of the most remembered and famous writers of the Renaissance
SHOKING NEWS! SHAKESPEARE... DEAD!
