Who was William Shakespeare??

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The Life of William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was born on April 23rd, 1564 in England.

He had 4 brothers and sisters.

He began to study when he was 5 years oldand studied many languages!

When he grew up, he married a womannamed Anne Hathaway and they had 3children.

But what was his job??

William Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright! This means that he wrote beautiful poems and plays.

Sometimes, his plays were very funny! But his most famous plays are TRAGEDIES – this means that they are very sad!

Some common themes are: Betrayal Murder Mystery Romance and Heartbreak

And where did he work?

William Shakespeare couldn’t become famous in his small town, so he moved to London with his wife and children!

In London, he became an actor and a member of “The Lord Chamberlain’s Men”.

This was a group of actors that performed for the Queen!

This is when Shakespeare began to write his most famous plays, so that the Queen could enjoy them – and she did! She LOVED his plays!

Where were the plays performed?

Soon, William Shakespeare’s plays were so famous that the entire city of London wanted to watch them!

There were 2 theatres where his plays were performed – the Rose Theatre and the Globe theatre. The Globe is the most famous!

Inside the Globe theatre

How important was Shakespeare?

Shakespeare’s plays and poems were so popular that people began to use his phrases and words in real life!

Today, English speakers still use these phrases – sometimes they don’t even know that it comes from Shakespeare!

“I couldn’t sleep a wink” “He was as dead as a doornail” “It’s all Greek to me” “All that glitters is not gold” “Love is blind”