William Shakespeare's Biography

• William Shakespeare was born on April 23rd 1564 and passed away peacefully on 23rd April 1616.

• This wonderful man had lived gloriously for 52 years in Stratford-upon-Avon located in Warwickshire, England. He also died in the same place he was born.

• Shakespeare has attended King Edward 6 Grammar School and then tied a knot with Anne Hathaway who was 8 years older than him. This married couple was blessed with 3 children

• From the mid to late 1580s and into the 1590s he held a prominent rank in the theatrical scene and gained immense popularity and wealth. Not only was he the writer of his plays, but an actor and a part-owner of his own play company who dubbed themselves “The Lord Chamberlain’s Men” after their sponsor, Lord Chamberlain.  

•  Throughout his lifetime, Shakespeare had written texts ranging from plays and  poems compiled as sonnets.

• Some of his famous masterpiece are; King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, The Winter's Tale, Hamlet, The Tempest and so on. 

• Shakespeare's text explores issues such as life, death, love, human beauty and fragility that triggers human's mind to interpret the text according to individual point of view.

• William Shakespeare has carved his name deeply into the millions of hearts of people worldwide. Thus, there is no surprise that Shakespeare's plays are the most performed and his works the most read and discussed in the entire canon of English Literature. 

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By: Shermeeta Kaur