William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was born in 23 April 1564 at Stratford upon Avon. He was the third child and the eldest son of the family. The names of his mother and father are Mary Arden and John Shakespeare. His father was a prosperous glove-maker in Stratford-upon-Avon. His mother was the daughter of Robert Arden of Wilmcote. William Shakespeare was educated at the town’s grammar school.
Shakespeare first became a school teacher and then set off
for London. He married Ann Hathaway in December
1582. They had three children. Their first child was Susanna and then they had twins,
Hamnet and Judith.
In March, 1592, Harry the sixth, probably the first part of Henry VI became a very successful play. Shakespeare published his poem Venus and
Adonis in April, 1593. That was the poem dedicated to the young Earl of
South-ampton. It was a great and lasting success and had to reprinted nine
times in the next few years. His second poem, The Rape of Lucrece was also dedicated to South-ampton and was
published in May, 1594. By 1595, he was a member of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men,
as well as being a playwright and actor.When playing companies were reorganized
, Shakespeare became a sharer in the Lord Chamberlain’s company.At that time he was already written the three parts
of Henry VI , Richard III, Titus Andronicus, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Love’s
Labour’s Lost , The comedy of Errors , and The Taming of the Shrew .
Afterwards he wrote Romeo and Juliet, Mid-Summer
Night’s Dream, Richard II , and The Merchant of Venice. The two parts of
Henry IV and most of his comic
characters were written in 1597-8.
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