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William Shakespeare was born in the town of Stratford-on-Avon in England and was born on April 23, 1564. In the course of his life William Shakespeare wrote around 38 plays and numerous poems. He is one of the most influential literary talent of all time.
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Shakespeare's sonnets are a collection of 154 poems that focus on love, beauty, and morality. All but two were originally published in 1609 in Shakespeare's Sonnets. Sonnet 138 and Sonnet 144 first appeared in 1599 in The Passionate Pilgrim. Shakespeare wrote his collection of sonnets over a period of several years, probably beginning in the 1590's. (2)
"The First Folio" was the first published collections of Shakespeare's work. It is titled "Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies." It contains thirty-six of his plays and on the front is a copper engraving of himself done by Martin Droeshout. This was put together by a pair of his fellow actors. They were John Hemminge and Henry Condell. (11)
william shakespeare was born 1564. He married in 1582 and two years later had a daughter, susanna. two years later he had twins, Judith and Hamnet. In 1587 he left Stratford and in 1592 he was established in london as an actor/ playwrighter. (3)
(10) http://shakespeare.about.com/cs/homeworkhelp/a/audience.htm
(11)http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-first-folio.htm
(12) http://shakespeare.mit.edu/
(13) http://absoluteshakespeare.com/sonnets/sonnets.htm
(14)http://www.shakespeare-online.com/faq/lifefaq.html#nickname
(15) http://www.online-literature.com/shakespeare/
(16) http://students.roanoke.edu/t/tnunez/shakesdone.html
(17) http://shakespeare.mit.edu/
(18)http://www.love-poems.me.uk/shakespeare_sonnet_18_shall_i_compare_thee_to_a_summers_day.htm
(1)
Shakespeare's sonnets are a collection of 154 poems that focus on love, beauty, and morality. All but two were originally published in 1609 in Shakespeare's Sonnets. Sonnet 138 and Sonnet 144 first appeared in 1599 in The Passionate Pilgrim. Shakespeare wrote his collection of sonnets over a period of several years, probably beginning in the 1590's. (2)
"The First Folio" was the first published collections of Shakespeare's work. It is titled "Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies." It contains thirty-six of his plays and on the front is a copper engraving of himself done by Martin Droeshout. This was put together by a pair of his fellow actors. They were John Hemminge and Henry Condell. (11)
william shakespeare was born 1564. He married in 1582 and two years later had a daughter, susanna. two years later he had twins, Judith and Hamnet. In 1587 he left Stratford and in 1592 he was established in london as an actor/ playwrighter. (3)
(This is a picture of the house that Shakespeare was born in, in the town of Stratford-on-Avon)(4)
(This is a picture of the Globe Theater where Shakespeare's plays were preformed)(5)
The members of the audience at one of Shakespeare's plays varied greatly by class. The poorer members of the audience would pay one English penny, in some cases an entire day's pay, to stand in front of the stage. If a spectator wished to sit it would cost him another penny and if he desired a cushion it would cost yet another penny. The richest patrons would sit in covered galleries and have the best view, but this seat could cost as much as half a crown. (10)
His plays varied greatly in theme and scope. The majority, by number, were comedic in nature; 17 of his works could be categorized this way. He also had 10 tradgedies and only 4 historical plays. He also published 5 major works of poetry in his lifetime. They were originally presented in twice-folded "quarto" booklets. (6)
In 1952, the Plague closed all theaters for about two years.
It was during this time that Shakespeare began to write
narrative poetry the length of books. The most popular,
dedicated to the Earl of Southampton, were "Venus and
Adonis" and "The Rape of Lucrece." Also during this time,
Shakespeare was writing sonnets. In 1954, the theaters
reopened, and he returne to play writing. He wrote no more
poetry. His sonnets were published without his consent. (7)
A potrait of William Shakespeare (8)
The following is a complete list of Shakespeare's poetry:
The Sonnets
A Lover's Complaint
The Rape of Lucrece
Venus and Adonis
Funeral Elegy by W.S. (12)
From Shakespeare's Sonnets and plays come famous lines such as shall i compare thee to a summers day... and others. (13)
at this website one will find all of the shakespearean sonnets http://absoluteshakespeare.com/sonnets/sonnets.htm
Facts about William Shakespeare
Shakespeare went to a grammar school in Stratford, Connectictut. THis is where is parents lived. He later studied Latin rhetoric, logic, and literature. Many people say Shakespeare's life can be divided into 3 stages-his first 20 years, the next 25, and the last 5 when he retired(9)
The term the Bard really means a poet. But William Shakespeare's nickname was "The Bard." It is common to hear someone called 'The Bard' they are talking about Shakespeare not some other poet.
Shakespeare retired from the theatre in late 1603. He died on April 23,1616 at the age of 52.(14)
When Shakespeare was 18, he got married to Anne Hathaway, who was 7-8 years older than him. (16)
Tragedies
The following is the list of the tragedies that William Shakespeare wrote in order of the year they were first performed.
Titus Andronicus
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Julius Caesar
Othello
Anthony and Cleopatra
King Lear
Coriolanus
Timon of Athens
Macbeth (15)
Comedies
The following is a list of the comedies that Shakespeare wrote throughout his career.
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Cymbeline
Love's Labours Lost
Measure for Measure
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merchant of Venice
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Troilus and Cressida
Twelfth Night
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Winter's Tale (17)
Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date.
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed.
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;
Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st,
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.(18)
1.http://www.enotes.com/william-shakespeare/shakespeare-an-introduction
2.http://www.shakespeare-online.com/index.html
3. http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/timeline/summarychart.htm
The members of the audience at one of Shakespeare's plays varied greatly by class. The poorer members of the audience would pay one English penny, in some cases an entire day's pay, to stand in front of the stage. If a spectator wished to sit it would cost him another penny and if he desired a cushion it would cost yet another penny. The richest patrons would sit in covered galleries and have the best view, but this seat could cost as much as half a crown. (10)
His plays varied greatly in theme and scope. The majority, by number, were comedic in nature; 17 of his works could be categorized this way. He also had 10 tradgedies and only 4 historical plays. He also published 5 major works of poetry in his lifetime. They were originally presented in twice-folded "quarto" booklets. (6)
In 1952, the Plague closed all theaters for about two years.
It was during this time that Shakespeare began to write
narrative poetry the length of books. The most popular,
dedicated to the Earl of Southampton, were "Venus and
Adonis" and "The Rape of Lucrece." Also during this time,
Shakespeare was writing sonnets. In 1954, the theaters
reopened, and he returne to play writing. He wrote no more
poetry. His sonnets were published without his consent. (7)
A potrait of William Shakespeare (8)
The following is a complete list of Shakespeare's poetry:
The Sonnets
A Lover's Complaint
The Rape of Lucrece
Venus and Adonis
Funeral Elegy by W.S. (12)
From Shakespeare's Sonnets and plays come famous lines such as shall i compare thee to a summers day... and others. (13)
at this website one will find all of the shakespearean sonnets http://absoluteshakespeare.com/sonnets/sonnets.htm
Facts about William Shakespeare
Shakespeare went to a grammar school in Stratford, Connectictut. THis is where is parents lived. He later studied Latin rhetoric, logic, and literature. Many people say Shakespeare's life can be divided into 3 stages-his first 20 years, the next 25, and the last 5 when he retired(9)
The term the Bard really means a poet. But William Shakespeare's nickname was "The Bard." It is common to hear someone called 'The Bard' they are talking about Shakespeare not some other poet.
Shakespeare retired from the theatre in late 1603. He died on April 23,1616 at the age of 52.(14)
When Shakespeare was 18, he got married to Anne Hathaway, who was 7-8 years older than him. (16)
Tragedies
The following is the list of the tragedies that William Shakespeare wrote in order of the year they were first performed.
Titus Andronicus
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Julius Caesar
Othello
Anthony and Cleopatra
King Lear
Coriolanus
Timon of Athens
Macbeth (15)
Comedies
The following is a list of the comedies that Shakespeare wrote throughout his career.
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Cymbeline
Love's Labours Lost
Measure for Measure
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merchant of Venice
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Troilus and Cressida
Twelfth Night
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Winter's Tale (17)
Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date.
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed.
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;
Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st,
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.(18)
1.http://www.enotes.com/william-shakespeare/shakespeare-an-introduction
2.http://www.shakespeare-online.com/index.html
3. http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/timeline/summarychart.htm
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(5)www.davidclaudon.com/Elizabethan/globe3.jpg
(6)http://shakespeare.mit.edu/
(7) http://www.enotes.com/william-shakespeare/shakespeare-biography
(8) http://www.shakespeare-oxford.com/ashbou10.jpg
(9)http://www.enotes.com/william-shakespeare/shakespeare-biography (6)http://shakespeare.mit.edu/
(7) http://www.enotes.com/william-shakespeare/shakespeare-biography
(8) http://www.shakespeare-oxford.com/ashbou10.jpg
(10) http://shakespeare.about.com/cs/homeworkhelp/a/audience.htm
(11)http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-first-folio.htm
(12) http://shakespeare.mit.edu/
(13) http://absoluteshakespeare.com/sonnets/sonnets.htm
(14)http://www.shakespeare-online.com/faq/lifefaq.html#nickname
(15) http://www.online-literature.com/shakespeare/
(16) http://students.roanoke.edu/t/tnunez/shakesdone.html
(17) http://shakespeare.mit.edu/
(18)http://www.love-poems.me.uk/shakespeare_sonnet_18_shall_i_compare_thee_to_a_summers_day.htm
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