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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 1564-1616

The life of William Shakespeare W. Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon. His father was a glove-maker. William went to a grammar school and had a good education. There he learned to love reading. William married when he was still a teenager. His wife, Anne Hathaway, was several years older than he was. He carved his living helping his father in the family business. He had three children when he left for London in 1587. Some people say that the reason he had left his wife and children was his love to poetry and theatre. In London Shakespeare began to act and to write plays and soon became an important member of a well-known acting company. Most of his plays were performed in the Globe Theatre, built on the bank of the River Thames. In 1613 he stopped writing and went back to live in Stratford. There he died in 1616. His plays are still acted not only in England and on the stages of many theatres of the world.

The house where William Shakespeare was born

William Shakespeare –one of the world’s greatest writer William Shakespeare also wrote many sonnets and poems. The best and the most popular Shakespeare's works are "King Lear", "Romeo and Juliet", "Twelfth Night", "Hamlet", "Othello". Written hundreds of years ago, these works are very popular nowadays, they are translated into many languages and they are read and loved by the people all over the world.

The most famous plays written by Shakespeare 1593 "The Comedy of Errors“ 1595 “Romeo and Juliet“ 1596 “A Midsummer Night‘s Dream“ 1599 “Julius Caesar“ 1600 “As You Like It“ 1600 “Twelfth Night“ 1601 “ Hamlet“ 1603 “All’s Well That Ends Well" 1604 “Othello” 1606 “ King Lear” 1606 “ Macbeth” USER - null

"Romeo and Juliet"

Romeo and Juliet

“Hamlet”

“Hamlet”