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William Shakespeare's biography (born (in 1564 (no exact date (23rd…
William Shakespeare's biography
born
in 1564
no exact date
baptism 26 April
23rd April
convention = no evidence
in Stratford-upon-Avon
small market town
now Royal Shakespeare Company
father John
glove-maker
many debts
prosperous businessman :red_flag:
mother Mary
farmer's daughter
2 younger sister
3 younger brothers
word's greatest playwright
comedies
Happy endings
Midsummer Night's Dream
tragedies
sad endings
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
Othello
King Lear
Macbeth
38 plays
some published without his permission :red_flag:
first Folio collection of 36 plays :red_flag:
by 2 colleagues from the King's men :red_flag:
actor
latin & greek
left school 14/15
London - before1590
rich and famous
died 23 april 1616
52 y
in Stratford
buried in Holy Trinity Church :red_flag:
in 1612 left London :red_flag:
bought a large house in Stratford :red_flag:
in 1592 attacked in a pamphlet by dramatist Robert Greene :red_flag:
lost years 1585-1592
in Stratford
married Anne Hathaway
8 years older (he 18y she 26y) :red_flag:
daughter 1583 :
Susanna
twins 1585
Hamnet
died aged 11
Judith
in november 1582 :red_flag:
1593 plague
closed theatres
154 sonnets
some dedicated to a man (patron)
some dedicated to a dark lady
the Globe
opened 1599
no women
poors stood
riches seated
South bank
burnt 1613
rebuilt one year later
shareholder making profits :red_flag:
performing at the Court of Queen Elisabeth I :red_flag:
Lord Chamberlain's men
James I 1603 :red_flag:
King's men
indoor theatre
Blackfriars :red_flag:
more frequently at court :red_flag:
modern mind
managed to both entertain and comment on society :red_flag:
some narrative poems :red_flag: