Shakespeare

Biography

Plays

Fun, Sad, and Interesting Facts

Romeo And Juliet

Hamlet

Macbeth

The Merchant of Venice

He was born in April 1564, in the UK.

He had seven brothers and sister.

The third of eight kids

At 18, he got married to Anne Hathaway (Not the actress), who was eight years older than him and was six months pregnant.

He had three kids: Sussana, and twins, Judith and Hamnet

though, his third son died at a very young age for an unkown cause.

At the age of 13 or 15, he became a butcher

When the plague starts, he starts to write long poems, since the theaters had to shut down.

His famous play Hamlet is named like that because of his son that passes away at the age of 11, Hamnet.

In April 1616, at the age of 52, he died

The Tempest

Twelfth Night

Othelo

King Lear

Much Ado About Nothing

Midsummer Night's Dream

A sad fact is that he ofter wrote about suicide

Shakespeare's father had many jobs, he even got paid to drink beer!

I think his plays are very interesting and have a lot of personality in them.

Shakepeare's parents didn't read and his children almost didn't

Nobody knows what he did from 1585 and 1592

I've never seen or read one of his plays, though I've heard they are very interesting and good. I also read a shortened version of Romeo and Juliet when I was younger and thought it was good, though a little dramatic.