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Shakespeare's Rough Draft At Stratford-upon-Avon in April,1564 a little child was born and he was to be forever remembered as “Shakespeare the world's greatest playwright.” He began going to school for free at Stratford in 1571, six years later his father took him out of school and made him a local butcher’s apprentice. Shakespeare fell in love with a girl named Anne Hathaway a few years later and married her in 1582, they had their first child in 1583 and her name was Susanna. Two years…

(“National”, pars. 2 and 8). Even though nobody knows much about Shakespeare's childhood and approximately 20 years of his life is a mystery, he will always be an open book. Born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden on April 23, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom, William Shakespeare was an incredible poet and playwright. He was the third born child with two older sisters and three younger brothers. He was baptized not but three days later at Holy Trinity Church. Many scholars recognized…

Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564, in Stratford, England. No birth records exists. People believed he was born on or near April 23, 1564. This is the date scholars acknowledged as his date of birth. Shakespeare is the third child of John Shakespeare, a leather merchant, and Mary Arden, a local banded heiress. He has two older sisters, Joan and Judith, and three younger brothers, Gilbert, Richard, and Edmund. Scholars have claimed that he most likely attended the King’s New School in…

William Shakespeare Interview With Ghost Me - Hello Mr. Shakespeare, the first question i would like to ask is what are the basic factors that made you who you are? Mr. Shakespeare - Geoffrey Chaucer made me want to become a writer, he was my inspiration for a long time when i was young. Some of the plays that i created were based on his poems and his perspective and how he saw things.. Another factor that made me who i am is that i loved plays and acting in them. Me - Alright, my second…

Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, in 1564. Little is known about his life, but between about 1590 and 1613, Shakespeare wrote at least 37 plays and collaborated on several more. Macbeth, a play written by Shakespeare, a tragic story that focuses on the main character, Macbeth and the consequences of his actions. Towards the end of play, Macbeth has turned into this cold-blooded murderer. Macbeth can be seen as this wholly evil because murders of several characters throughout the book;…

The most ironic situation is that the parent’s of the greatest renowned English writer was illiterate. William Shakespeare, also known as the “Bard of Avon”, was a famous poet, playwright, and actor during the Elizabethan era. Several of Shakespeare’s prominent works, including Macbeth and A Midnight Summer’s Dream is still widely read today and used for educational purposes. William Shakespeare was born in 1564 to John Shakespeare, a leather merchant, and Mary Arden, a local landed heiress.…

I have always been interested in Shakespeare; however, not until now, did I start to wonder if all this famous literature I have been reading, had not been attributed to the person I’ve always thought it was? This project will help me identify important facts and theories to who the true author is of what we call “Shakespearean Works.” Starting off, I’ve always believed that William Shakespeare authored his works but I did not actually read any of his works before so this may change by the end…

Shakespeare or not William Shakespeare was undoubtedly described as a genius playwright, however many question if he was the actual author or if there are other possibilities. It’s a known possibility that the name “Shakespeare” might have been a penname or a group of writers that got grouped under one name. There are scholars and credible people who believe there is strong evidence that Edward de Vere, Seventeenth Earl of Oxford, was the author of these plays and poems. Despite two hundred…

William Shakespeare was one of the greatest writers in the English history. He was born on 23 April 1564 in Stratford. He had seven other siblings, and his parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. William was the 3rd child of John and Mary Shakespeare. Scholars have said that William probably attended the king's new school in Stratford. William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway on November 28th, 1584. They had three children, Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith, but Hamnet died at age 11 from…

grammar school level of education, however the King’s New School in Stratford-upon-Avon was considered to be excellent and primarily taught young men Latin grammar and literature. William and his family were Protestants; a protestant is a member or follower of any of the Western Christian churches that are separate from the Roman Catholic Church. William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire in the Holy Trinity Church. William got married at the age…