Early Life Parents John Shakespeare and Mary Arden Baptized 26
April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon Birthday unknown Married Anne
Hathaway 27 November 1582 Susana born 26 My 1583 (6 months after
marriage) Twins Hamnet and Judith 2 February 1585 Shakespeares
house in Stratford
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Playwright Believed to start working in London in 1592 Globe
Theater constructed 1599 Wrote 37 plays Tragedies, Comedies, and
Histories Ex: Julius Caesar, Othello, A Midsummer Nights Dream,
Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, Richard III, Henry VIII,
Hamlet
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Later Life 1603-1610 Plague broke out and playhouse shutdown
often. Slowed down writing in 1610 and none after 1613 23 April
1616 Shakespeare died His son died young and his two daughters had
children, but they all died childless
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Legacy- Movies based on Plays Lion King- Hamlet 10 Things I
Hate About You- Taming of the Shrew Shes the Man- Twelfth Night
Warm Bodies- Romeo and Juliet Mean Girls- Julius Caesar Get Over
It- A Midsummer Nights Dream Has been played in thousands of
theaters, schools, and movies, and will continue to for many years
to come.
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3 Things to Remember When Reading Shakespeare Shakespeare never
intended his plays to be read (First Folio printed 16 years after
death) We will watch them as well as read Shakespeares plays are
open to interpretation You can get out of them what you want to get
out Shakespeare wrote for mass appeal Try to enjoy and dont get
bogged down by language