Shakespeare: His Life and Times Early Life



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William Shakespeare

Shakespeare: His Life and Times

Early Life

  • Born 1564—died 1616
  • Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Parents: John and Mary Arden Shakespeare

Education

  • Probably attended King’s New School in Stratford
  • His school day was long and rigorous

  • Educated in:

    -Rhetoric



    -Logic

    -History


    -Latin
  • Shakespeare dropped out of ‘middle school’ when his father lost his fortune

Married Life

  • Married in 1582 to Anne Hathaway, who was pregnant at the time with their first daughter
  • Had twins in 1585- Hamnet & Judith
    • Hamnet died from the plague at age 11
  • Sometime between 1583-1592, he moved to London and began working in theatre.
  • The years 1583-1592 are know as ‘The Lost Years’

Theatre Career

  • Member and later part-owner of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, later called the King’s Men
  • Globe Theater built in 1599 with Shakespeare as primary investor
  • Burned down in 1613 during one of Shakespeare’s plays

The Plays

  • 38 plays firmly attributed to Shakespeare
  • Possibly wrote three others
  • Collaborated on several others

Shakespeare’s Death

  • Shakespeare died on April 23rd, 1616
  • Not exactly sure what he died from
    • History says he drank too much wine and ate too many pickled herrings
  • In his will, Shakespeare left money, horses, stables, etc. to his two sons-in-law
  • But only left his wife one thing- the “second-best bed”
    • Was he trying to make a point?

Shakespeare’s Death

  • Shakespeare is buried in Holy Trinity Church in his birth village of Stratford.
  • His grave is covered by a flat stone that bears an epitaph warning of a curse to come upon anyone who moves his bones.

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