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    Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, 3 days before he was baptized. In 1596, Shakespeare suffered the death of his only son Hamnet. Between 1590 and 1594, Shakespeare had written "Taming of the shrew", "The Comedy of Errors", "Love's Labour's Lost", and "The Two Gentlemen of Verona"

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    Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, 3 days before he was baptized. In 1596, Shakespeare suffered the death of his only son Hamnet. Between 1590 and 1594, Shakespeare had written "Taming of the shrew", "The Comedy of Errors", "Love's Labour's Lost", and "The Two Gentlemen of Verona"

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    BenVanDerMeer

    OConnor
    HonorsEnglish
    23May,2016

    TheLifeofWilliamShakespeare
    LittleisknownaboutWilliamShakespeare'sactuallife,mostlyduetothepoorrecordsof
    thetimeperiod,butwhatwedoknowisjustenoughtoputtogetherallthepieces.Hewas
    supposedlybornonApril23,1564,3daysbeforehewasbaptized.(therewasnotimetowaste
    backthen)Hewasfromafamilyof8children,wholivedinasmallvillageabout100milesfrom
    London,(Europescrownjewelatthetime)whereheenjoyedalifeinthecountry,learningall
    aboutallsortsofdifferentsubjects,likeancienthistory,Latin,grammar,andevenRoman
    Comedy!
    Shakespeare'sfamilywasratherdeepindebt,sohenevercouldattendcollegeashe
    turned18,insteadhemarriedthe26yearoldAnneHathaway,withwhomhehadhisfirstchild,
    Susana,intheyear1583,andthetwins,HamnetandJudithin1585.Afterhischildrenareborn,
    theresabitofaholeintherecords,andhistorianshaveknowideawherehespentthenext7
    yearsofhislife.Historiansrefertothisperiodasthelosttime.Butwhattheydoknowisthat
    in1596,ShakespearesufferedthedeathofhisonlysonHamnet.ThenexttimethatShakespeare
    reappearsisintheyear1592,inapamphletbyRobertGreen.Evidentlythisisthetimeperiod
    whenhisworkstartstoberecognized,andhereallyhithisstride.

    Between1590and1594,ShakespearehadwrittenTamingoftheShrew,The
    ComedyofErrors,LovesLabour'sLost,andTheTwoGentlemenofVerona,allofwhich
    blatantlymadehisnameknowninthetheatercommunity.Thepictureofsuccess,Shakespeare
    usedhisnewfoundwealthtobuythesecondbiggesthouseinthecityofStratfordin1597.He
    eventuallybecameamemberoftheLordChamberlainsMen(themostprestigiousgathering
    oftheaternerdssincetheschoolsSpringMusical)whereheoftenfoundhimselfperformingin
    frontofQueenElizabeth(TheFirst).Shakespeareenteredoneofhismostproductiveperiods,
    creatingRomeoandJuliet,RichardII,TheMerchantofVenice,andAMidsummer
    NightsDream.(Thelatterofwhichisprettydarnawesome)AftertheriseofKingJamesin
    1603,TheBardwrotesomeofhisbestworkconcerningthehandlingofpowerand
    responsibility,suchasMacbethandKingLear.
    AsShakespearegrewsickintohisoldage,(whichbackthenwashis60shedecidedto
    leavealmostallofhismoneytohistwodaughters,sincehisonlysondiedearlyon.Hehadset
    asidemoneyandgiftsforhisfriendsandtheaterpartners,butoddlyenough,beforehediedhe
    leftThefamilyssecondbestbedtohiswife,AnneHathaway.HediedonApril23,thesame
    dayhewasborn.Afeatwhichinitselfwasjustpoeticenough,foroneofhistorysmostfamous
    writers.

    Workscited:
    http://www.shakespeareinamericancommunities.org/education/lifewilliamshakespeare
    http://www.biography.com/people/williamshakespeare9480323

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