WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Who was William Shakespeare?

William Shakespeare is an English poet, considered to be the greatest writer and playwright in world history. William Shakespeare is also called Shakspere. He was baptized on April 26, 1564. He died on 23 April 1616. He is famous as a poet, playwright, actor in England.

The English poet was described as the English National poet. It is considered to be the greatest dramatist of all time. Born in Stratford-on-Avon, England, he was a member of the Lamp Chamberlains Men's Theater Company since 1594.

He has been instrumental in world literature. Also known as the Avon of Bard (William Shakespeare) Shakespeare's works have been translated into the world's major languages.

Shakespeare's professional life, the methods of shaping his art form a little clearer. Although not as famous as he lived, his reputation increased greatly after his death.

William Shakespeare's works have been conducted worldwide for countless millions of cities, cities, and metropolis.

We have received 38 dramas, 154 songs, and some poems. But his personal life still drowns in mystery. Despite the difficult timing of William Shakespeare's plays, it is difficult to determine the exact timeline of the plays, for two decades, from 1590 to 1613, he wrote several dramas (histories, tragedies, comedies, and tragicomedies). Shakespeare wrote many comic books during his early years.

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Merchant of Venice, As You Like It and Twelfth Night. After 1600, he wrote trumpets of Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth.

When and where was William Shakespeare born?

Church documents suggest that William Shakespeare was baptized on 26 April 1564 at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon. It is believed that he was born on 23 April 1564 or before that. This day, scholars agree as the birthday of William Shakespeare.

Family

William was the third child of John Shakespeare and Mary Ardon, a leather merchant. William had two younger sisters, Joan and Judith, and three younger brothers, Gilbert, Richard, and Edmund.

Childhood and education 

Unfortunately, his education does not have a lot of information. Scholars believe that King's New School in Stratford is most likely to learn writing, reading, and classics.

William Shakespeare's wife, children

William Shakespeare married on the 28th of November 1582, in Worcestershire, with Anne Hathaway. His wife Annie is from Shottari, a small village in the west of Stratford.

Shakespeare's 'Lost Years'

There is no record of the existence of William Shakespeare's seven years of life. Scholars call this period 'Lost Years'. Documents show that in the early 1590s William Shakespeare was a managing partner of the Chamberlains Men.

William Shakespeare: actor and playwright

By 1592 William Shakespeare became a well-known actor and playwright in London. By 1597, Shakespeare wrote and published 15 of his 38 plays. The records show that he bought the biggest second home in Stafford this time. Shakespeare spent most of his time in the The city for writing and reading.

He went to his house only when the theaters closed in Lent in the year. By 1599, William Shakespeare and his companions built their own theater on the south coast of the river Thames.

The death of Shakespeare

At the age of 52, William Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616. Many scholars believe this is a myth. Shakespeare's tomb is located in Chancel of the Holy Trinity church in Stafford. In 1623, a monument was built in the eastern part of the church, including his pictorial stone. There is a curse carved against the removal of his bones in the tomb. 

Some 150 years after his death, questions raised about the author of William Shakespeare's plays. There was a piece of news spreading that, Scholars and literary genres like Christopher Marlowe, Edward de Vere, and Francis Bacon are the real authors of the plays. But most Shakespeare scholars believe that William Shakespeare wrote all his plays.

The Plays of Shakespeare

1.      Henry VI Part I (1589-1590)

2.      Henry VI Part II (1590-1591)

3.      Henry VI Part III (1590-1591)

4.      Richard III (1592-1593)

5.      The Comedy of Errors (1592-1593)

6.      Titus Andronicus (1593-1594)

7.      The Taming of the Shrew (1593-1594)

8.      The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1594-1595)

9.      Love’s Labor’s Lost (1594-1595)

10.  Romeo and Juliet (1594-1595)

11.  Richard II (1595-1596)

12.  A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1595-1596)

13.  King John (1596-1597)

14.  The Merchant of Venice (1596-1597)

15.  Henry IV Part I (1597-1598)

16.  Henry IV Part II (1597-1598)

17.  Much Ado About Nothing (1598-1599)

18.  Henry V (1598-1599)

19.  Julius Caesar (1599-1600)

20.  As You Like It (1599-1600)

21.  Twelfth Night (1599-1600)

22.  Hamlet (1600-1601)

23.  The Merry Wives of Windsor (1600-1601)

24.  Troilus and Cressida (1601-1602)

25.  All’s Well That Ends Well (1602-1603)

26.  Measure for Measure (1604-1605)

27.  Othello (1604-1605)

28.  King Lear (1605-1606)

29.  Macbeth (1605-1606)

30.  Antony and Cleopatra (1606-1607)

31.  Coriolanus (1607-1608)

32.  Timon of Athens (1607-1608)

33.  Pericles (1608-1609)

34.  Cymbeline (1609-1610)

         35. The Winter’s Tale (1610-1611)

36. The Tempest (1611-1612)

37. Henry VIII (1612-1613)

38. The Two Noble Kinsmen (1612-1613)