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1564- William shake spear was born in Warwickshire about 100 mile northwest of London He died 52 years later in 1616. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare who lived in Henley Street, Stratford.
1582-On November 28, 1582 the bishop of Worcester issued the marriage bond for “William Shakespeare” and “Ann Hathwey of statford.” They had their first daughter Susanna was baptized. Two years later, twins were born to them, Hamnet and Judith sadler, apparently lifetime friends to Shakespeare.
1599-The great globe-The years 1594-1599 were momentous for Shakespeare. He produced a steady stream of plays of the highest quality and verbal invention. He continued as a principal actor and manager in the Chamberlain's men, blessed with a stable work environment in the all too unstable world of the theater. Consequently, he prospered financially and made investments in his native Stratford, assembling a comfortable life and a solid estate. Finally in 1599, he became part owner in the most prestigious public playhouse in London, the Globe.
1582-On November 28, 1582 the bishop of Worcester issued the marriage bond for “William Shakespeare” and “Ann Hathwey of statford.” They had their first daughter Susanna was baptized. Two years later, twins were born to them, Hamnet and Judith sadler, apparently lifetime friends to Shakespeare.
1599-The great globe-The years 1594-1599 were momentous for Shakespeare. He produced a steady stream of plays of the highest quality and verbal invention. He continued as a principal actor and manager in the Chamberlain's men, blessed with a stable work environment in the all too unstable world of the theater. Consequently, he prospered financially and made investments in his native Stratford, assembling a comfortable life and a solid estate. Finally in 1599, he became part owner in the most prestigious public playhouse in London, the Globe.
Childhood years
William Shakespear was born in April 1564 in Stratford in London. (His actual date of birth is not known althought it is traditionally celebrated on April 23rd.) Later bapitized on the 26 of April. William was the first son, 3 born to the parents of John and Mary Shakespeare, he also had 7 brothers and sisters (Joan, Margaret, William, Joan, Anne, Richard, and Edmound). His father Jorn wa a whittawer (maker or worker and seller of leather goods such as purses, belts or gloves and a dealer in agricultural commodities. The family lived as middle class citizens at the time of Williams birth. As a baby William was wrapped tightly in swaddling bands, babies swaying arms and legs was considered unhealthy so their limbs were restrained until they were up to a year old. All children wore dresses wheather they were boys or girls, a boy was given his first pair of breeches (otherwise known as hose) at six. This was a big event in a boys life and he had a party to celebrate his breeching. Not alot is known about Shakespears schooling but he did attent Stratford Grammer School for 3 years. Hygiene was not a big thing during Williams childhood, he had a bath once a year in May. It was a very big occasion.
His Young Adult and Adult Hood
On November 28, 1582 William Shakespeare and Ann Hathwey of Stratford were married. Some of his famous writing were said that they were about his love life. Examples are
Midsummer Night's Dream:
Lysander: The course of true love never did run smooth;But either it was different in blood...Or else misgraffed in respect of years--Hermia: O spite! too old to be engage'd to young.
Or in Twelfth Night:
Duke: Then let thy love be younger than thyself,Or thy affection cannot hold the bent;For women are as roses, whose fair flow'rBeing once display'd doth fall that very hour.
On May 26, 1583 their first daughter, Susanna was baptised. Then two years later, Hamnet and Judith were born they were twin. They were named after Hamnet and Judith Sadler, They were supposed to be friends to Shakespeare
There other famous writings or quotes were:
King John refer to this event:
Grief fills the room up of my absent child,Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me,Puts on his pretty looks, repeats his words,Remembers me of all his gracious parts,Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form.Then have I reason to be fond of grief.
Our revels now are ended. These our actorsAs I foretold you were all spirits andAre melted into air, into thin air;And like the baseless fabric of this vision,The cloud-capped tow'rs, the gorgeous palaces,The solemn temples, the great globe itself,Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve,And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuffAs dreams are made on, and our little lifeIs rounded with a sleep.
Duke Vincentio: Now, as fond fathers.Having bound up the threat'ning twigs of birch,Only to stick it in their children's sightfor terror, not to use; in time the rodBecomes more mocked than feared; so our decrees.Dead to infliction, to themselves are dead,And Liberty plucks Justice by the nose;The baby beats the nurse, and quite athwartGoes all decorum.
Shakespeare may also have spent time traveling to distant towns and maybe even foreign countries. His plays suggest that he visited Italy, for more than a dozen of them–including The Merchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet, All's Well That Ends Well, Othello, Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Taming of the Shrew, Titus Andronicus, Much Ado About Nothing, and The Winter's Tale all have scenes set in Italy
Midsummer Night's Dream:
Lysander: The course of true love never did run smooth;But either it was different in blood...Or else misgraffed in respect of years--Hermia: O spite! too old to be engage'd to young.
Or in Twelfth Night:
Duke: Then let thy love be younger than thyself,Or thy affection cannot hold the bent;For women are as roses, whose fair flow'rBeing once display'd doth fall that very hour.
On May 26, 1583 their first daughter, Susanna was baptised. Then two years later, Hamnet and Judith were born they were twin. They were named after Hamnet and Judith Sadler, They were supposed to be friends to Shakespeare
There other famous writings or quotes were:
King John refer to this event:
Grief fills the room up of my absent child,Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me,Puts on his pretty looks, repeats his words,Remembers me of all his gracious parts,Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form.Then have I reason to be fond of grief.
Our revels now are ended. These our actorsAs I foretold you were all spirits andAre melted into air, into thin air;And like the baseless fabric of this vision,The cloud-capped tow'rs, the gorgeous palaces,The solemn temples, the great globe itself,Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve,And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuffAs dreams are made on, and our little lifeIs rounded with a sleep.
Duke Vincentio: Now, as fond fathers.Having bound up the threat'ning twigs of birch,Only to stick it in their children's sightfor terror, not to use; in time the rodBecomes more mocked than feared; so our decrees.Dead to infliction, to themselves are dead,And Liberty plucks Justice by the nose;The baby beats the nurse, and quite athwartGoes all decorum.
Shakespeare may also have spent time traveling to distant towns and maybe even foreign countries. His plays suggest that he visited Italy, for more than a dozen of them–including The Merchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet, All's Well That Ends Well, Othello, Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Taming of the Shrew, Titus Andronicus, Much Ado About Nothing, and The Winter's Tale all have scenes set in Italy
The Last Years
Right up until his retirement, Shakespeare continued writing plays. His final three plays were Henry VIII written in 1613, Knoble Kingsman written in 1613 or 1614 and finally the now lost play Cardenio. Unfortunately the last 2 plays were not favorites. Shakespeare retired and lived a calm life in ease. He was said to have spent a few years in his hometown of Stratford.On March 25, 1616 before he died about 2 months later Shakespeare visited an attorney to revise his will for the final time. The legendary playwrighter's life came to end on April 23,1616 from unknown causes. He was buried in the Channel of Holy Trinity Church on April 25, 1616. Shakespeare was a truly remarkable man and is still remembered to this very day for all the famous plays he composed.
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