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William Shakespeare
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ContentShakespeare‘s Life
Early YearsYouthMarriageFamilyLost Years Later Years
Shakespeare‘s Workplays and poemsTop 5 PlaysFacts
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Early yearsBaptized 26 April, 1564Stratford-upon-Avon, EnglandSeven siblingsFather: John Shakespeare
GloverUpper class roots
Mother: Mary ArdenCatholicUpper class rootsInherited the house
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Youth
Good education at grammar schoolFocus on literature, poetry and history
No college education (no hints)No further informations about his childhood and youth
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MarriageMarried Anne Hathaway in 1582
Pregnant at the timeShe was 26 years oldHe was only 18
Born in 1556 (day is unknown)Died 6 August, 1623Clues for unhappy marriage
Moved to London without herDoes not benefit from testament
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FamilyFirst daughter: Susanna (*1583)
Favorite daughterMarried Dr. John Hall (military doctor)
Twins (*1585): Judith Hamnet (died: 1596)
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Lost Years
The period between 1585 and 1592 is known as the „Lost Years“ because
there are no documentary records of Shakespeare‘s activities
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Later yearsMoved to London (1591)
Worked as an actor and playwright (Globe Theatre)At the age of 46 he moved back to Stratford
Rich man Visited family and friends in LondonDied at the age of 52 in Stratford
Exact date and reason unknownSpeculation: died of a fever caused by drinking
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Shakespeare‘s workComedy History Tragedy Poetry
• The Merchant of Venice• A midsummer Night‘s Dream• The Tempest• Twelfth Night• Winter‘s Tale
• Henry IV (1-3)• King John• Richard II
• Hamlet• Romeo and Juliet• Macbeth• Julius Caesar
• The Sonnets • The Lover‘s Complaint
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Top 5 Plays1. Hamlet (as well as his longest play)2. Macbeth3. Julius Caesar4. The Tempest 5. 1 Henry IV
6. ...7. Romeo and Juliet
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Facts 37 plays154 sonnetsMost successful plays are tragedies
Still successful in other genres (history, comedy)Most written plays are comediesThe Comedy of Errors was his shortest playhis plays have inspired modern movies (The Lion King by
Hamlet)
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Source: http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/topplays.htmlhttp://shakespeare.mit.edu/http://www.bl.uk/treasures/shakespeare/basics.htmlhttp://screenrant.com/movies-based-on-shakespeare-plays/http://absoluteshakespeare.tripod.com/homepage/id1.html