Essay On Shakespeare Life

WilliamShakespearewasanEnglishpoetandagreatplaywright.Hestillhasagreatimpactonour historytoday.Shakespearehaswrittenmanyplays,includingHamlet,Macbeth,andRomeoand JulietHehadveryextantworkswhichpeoplecouldnotunderstand(6)RomeoandJulietis consideredtobeoneofhismorefamousplays.Hisplaysweretranslatedintomanydifferent languagesandstyles(6).WilliamShakespearewasaverytalentedmanwhohadagreatimpacton history,duringtheRenaissancetimeandstilldoestoday.

Shakespearenotonlyforeverchangedthefaceofthefinearts,butalsomanychaptersofvarious textbooksHecreatednewwordsandaphorismsthathaveoutlivedtimeandarestillusedtoday, forevertobeembedded...showmorecontent...

Shakespearefirststartedschoolwhenhewasfive,nearlywastwoyearsearlierthanthenormalage atthetime,potentiallygivinghimaneducationaladvantage(4)Hisfatherwasboththemayorof Stratfordandafarmer(4).Hismotherwasinvolvedwithlegalmatters,frequentlyservingasajuror andexecutrix.(4)AfterShakespearedroppedoutofschool,shethencontinuedhiseducationat home.Shakespearewenttoagrammarschoolforsevenyears.(7)Hethendroppedoutofschoolto helphisfamilywithfinances.Whenhewas18yearsoldhemarriedAnneHathaway,thedaughter ofafarmer(2)Annewasalreadypregnantatthetimeoftheirwedding,leadingmanytospeculate neitherofthemhadachoiceinthemarriage(2).Annedideventuallyconceivefourchildrenwith Shakespeare(2).Shakespeare'sfirstrecordedworkisalovepoembelievedtohavebeenwrittenfor her.In1597,hisdaughterAnnepassedawayattheageof8(7).

WilliamShakespeareisattheheartofBritishLiteratureHisnameisassociatedwiththemost brilliantmindsinhistory.Heisintheveryhistoryoftheevolutionofculture.Fromentirelynew stylesthatinspiredmanytodirectlychanginghistorybyinteractingwiththeofficialsofthetime.He sculptedtheEnglishlanguageanddictionarynewwordsandrhythmsShakespeareistrulyoneof thegreatestexpressionistfigurestohaveeverexisted.Hislegacywillliveonfarpastthelastspoken

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"What'sinaname?Thatwhichwecallarosebyanyothernamewouldsmellassweet?"William Shakespeare.Hehimselfdescribeswhoheiswitheasewithanexcerptfromhisbook,Twelfth Night.PeopleallaroundtheworldarefamiliarwithShakespeare.Hisplaysandsonnetsarereadin classroomsofallagesaroundtheworld.ButhowdoesShakespearerelatebacktothetimeperiodhe wasfrom?Ashistoriansandreaders,weknowthatShakespearegifteduswithhiswords,plays,and sonnets,aswellasbenefitedthepeopleofhistimewithentertainmentfromplays.But,could Shakespearehavechangedhistorywithhiswork?IsitpossiblethatShakespearewasapivotal memberofcreatingthehumanistideaandexpandingtheRenaissance?DidShakespearechangethe waypeoplethoughtaboutreligionduringthistime?IsShakespeareresponsibleforinspiring democracyandputtingEnglishmistakesonpaperandthuspreventingthefalloftheUnitedStates? SinceShakespeare'sworkreachedmanydifferentkindsofpeople,it'sfairtosaythatshowmore content...

ItisbelievedthatWilliamwasamemberofagroupofLondonplayers,asanexcellentactor,which isapossiblereasonastowhyhewassofamiliarandfitinwiththedramaandauthorsceneinthe future.Oneofhismostfamousquotesisaboutactingandtakingisliterallyinreallife.Thisquoteis fromthecomicalplayAsYouLikeIt:"Alltheworld'sastage,andallthemenandwomenmerely players:Theyhavetheirexitsandtheirentrances;Andonemaninhistimeplaysmanyparts."This cannotbeforcertainthough,becausealotofinformationaboutShakespeare'slifeisstillunknown Asanintrovert,Shakespearefoundhimselfoftentimesalone.Duringhisprivatetime,hewould write.ManypeoplearefamiliarwithShakespeare'swork.AmonghismostpopularplaysareRomeo andJuliet,Hamlet,Macbeth,AMidnightSummer'sDream,andJulius

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ThepoetryofShakespeareisaboundlessandtimelessgifttomankind.Itistrulyhardtofindaone personwhoisnotfamiliarwithatleastoneShakespeare'swork.Ithinkthatheisthegreatestwriter ofEnglishoriginandoneofthebestplaywrightsintheworldIchooseWilliamShakespeare because,inmyopinion,heisoneofthemostreadableclassics,andcertainlytheeasiestto understandandinterpretamongtherepresentativesofhistime.WhereverthefateofShakespeare's characterslies,theirproblemsandexperiencesareuniversalShakespeareseemedtobewritingin advancesothatthereaderofthe21stcenturycouldeasilyunderstandthenatureoftheplay.Itis possiblethatinthefutureShakespeare'sworkwillliveonanintergalacticshipaswellasitdidinthe 16thcentury.

IhadtwogroupsofpeopletowhomIreadShakespeare'ssonnet"Myloveisstrengthened,though moreweakinseeming."Thechosensonnetreferstothethematicgroupofsonnetsdedicatedtoa friendandthetriumphofrenewedfriendship.Thefirstgrouphadtwopeople.Oneofthemwasa youngaccountantwhois25yearsoldandwhowasnotfamiliarwithhisartThesecondpersonof mygroupwasa45yearsoldkindergartenteacherwhodefinitelyknewalotabouthisbiographyand poetryFormysecondgroup,IchoosemycollegepeerswhohaveheardaboutShakespearebut warenotfamiliarwithhiswork.

IreadthesonnettomyfirstgroupaloudandthenIgavethemfewminutes

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Formany,Shakespearewas,andstillisconsideredasoneofthegreatestwritersintheworld. Shakespearewascreatingstoriesthatwearestillenticedbyeventoday.Shakespearehaseven createdactualdictionarywordsfromtheplayshehaswrittenSomeofShakespeare'splaysareeven mandatoryforschoolstoteachstudents.Hisliterarygreatnesswillliveonformanyyearstocome. Butwhatifwewerewrongabouthim?WhatifthemanweknowasWilliamShakespeareisnot whoweactuallythinkheis?Whatifthemanwethinkofasaliterarygeniusisjustafraud?The implicationsofsuchthingsisbaffling,yetthereremainsevidencethatwouldbringtolightthistruth shockingtruth..VerylittleisactuallyknownaboutthetruelifeofWilliamShakespeare.Hewas borninStratford–upon–Avonin1564,hehadgottenmarriedwhenhewasjusteighteenyearsold, hehadthreechildren,andthenhelefthisfamilyandmovedawaytoLondon.Shakespeare'sname wasonalistofpeoplewhohadperformedplaysfortheQueenofEnglandtwice,andheisoneof theshareholdersfortheGlobeTheatre.HecamebacktoStratfordinhis40s,andafterwardshe boughtalargehouseforhimandhisfamily,thenhedealtinrealestateandgrainforawhile,and finallyhepassedawayin1616Hiswillhadneversaidanythingaboutanyoftheplays,poems,or bookshewrote.EventodayonlysixexamplesofShakespeare'shandwritingareknowntocurrently exist,andallsixwritten

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WilliamShakespearewasthegreatpoet,actor,andplaywrightfromtheElizabethanage.William ShakespearewasbornonApril23,1564andwouldthendieexactlyfiftytwoyearslater. Throughouttime,hisplayshavecontinuedtogrowinpopularityandnotorietyManyofthesaying firstpennedbyWilliamShakespeare,westillusetoday.Suchlinesas;"Asgoodluckwouldhaveit (TheMerryWivesofWindsor),Deadasadoornail(2HenryVI),Fullcircle(KingLear),andMilk ofhumankindness(Macbeth)"(Schwartz,2015)ThisisjustabriefexampleofhowWilliam Shakespeare'sgreatnesstranscendsalltime.Evenwiththistransendingpower,manyfeelthat Shakespeare'sthoughtsareuntraceable,andhardtounderstandordecipher.Itismyargument, throughstudyofShakespeare'slifeandtheElizabethanage,thetransitionsthatShakespeare's characterundergo,leaddirectlytotheheartofthewriter'sownthoughts,feelingsandexperiences. Haveyoueverbeensomovedbysomethingyouarethinkingabout,somethingyouhaveseenor simplyastrongemotion,thatyouneededtoexpressyourselfinsomeway?Iffeelthatwhile growingupWilliamShakespearewasbothleadbyhisemotionsandtheeventsunfoldingaround himissuchagreatwaythathehadtowritethemdownasaplayorasonnetTofeelsoinlovethat youwouldwrite,"ShallIcomparetheetoaSummer'sday",Sonnet18.Heusestheactof comparisonbetweendifferentthingshelovesInhisbook,Willof

WilliamShakespearewaslikelybornonApril23,1564.LittleisknownaboutShakespeare's personallife,butasforthepoetandwriter,thereisaplethoraofinformation.Itwasin1594that Shakespearepublishedhisfirstknownplayswere.Hecreatedhisreputationby1598–hisname becamewhatistoday.Thisledtohissuccessasbothanactoronstageandaplaywright.Heisthe most–readplaywriterintheWesternHemisphereTheEnglishlanguageisfilledwithphrasesthat arederivedfromhisworks.Heiscreditedwiththeinventionoftheiambicpentameter. WilliamShakespearewroteatleast37playsandover150sonnets.Itisbelievedthatthesonnets wereapartofhisprivatediarythatwasnevermeanttobepublicizedItisnotconfirmedbutmany believethathissonnetsportrayhisheart.ThisledustoventureastowhatShakespeare'sviewswere onreligion,sex,marriage,andlife.Forthelastpartofhiswritingcareer,Shakespearefocusedon tragedies.Inthistimehewrotetheworkscalled"Hamlet"and"Macbeth".Therearesevenyearsof hislifeafterthebirthofhistwinsinwherenorecordsexist.Scholarscall...showmorecontent...

Seriousandintenseskepticismbeganinthe19thcenturywhenadorationforShakespearewasatits highest.Themostnotabletakingplaceabout150yearsafterhisdeath.Thisiswhenquestionsrose abouttheauthorshipofWilliamShakespeare'splays.Scholarsandhistorianshavedebatedthis topic.Therealquestionis:"HowcouldShakespearewritewithsuchprofoundskillsinEnglishand Writingwhenhedidnotfinishschool?"(Hechinger,"DidShakespeareReallyWriteHisPlays?A FewTheoriesExamined")ManyclaimShakespearewasn'tintelligentenoughtowritehisplays HisplayscontainadeepknowledgeofEnglishnovels,yetShakespearedidnothaveauniversity education.Whateverthetruthmaybe,itisundeniablethatwhoeverwrotetheplayshasimmense

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WilliamShakespeare'slifewasveryinteresting,tosaytheleastabouthim."AnEnglishplaywright andpoet,WilliamShakespeareisoftenconsideredthegreatestdramatisttheworldhaseverknown andthemostrecognizedpoetintheEnglishlanguage"(Lindaman).Fromaveryyoungage,William wasaverybrightkid,whohadgainedalovefortheater.Eversincethatloveasakid,itonlygrew strongerNotonlydidhehavealovefortheater,butalsopoetryThroughoutShakespeare'slife familyhasbeenahugepartinallofhissuccesses,especiallyhisfather.WilliamShakespearewas borninStratford–upon–Avonin1564.TheexactdateofWilliam'sbirthisnotclear,althoughitis saidtohavebeenApril23WilliamwasthethirdoldestofeightsiblingsWilliamalthoughwasnot theoldestsibling,buthewasthefirstson.Williamhad3youngerbrothersand4sisters,twoof whichwereolderthanhimandtwobeingyounger.Outofthefoursisters,Williamhadonlyone, JoanShakespeare,thatlivedpastherearlychildhoodyears,duetotheplague.William'sthreeother brothersalllivedfairlyold.Onebrotherdiedin1607,whichwaswhenWilliamwas43. Shakespeare'sothertwobrothersbothlivedwithinthelastfiveyearsofWilliam'slifeHisfather JohnShakespeareraisedalleightsiblingsbyhimself.Johnownedasmallglovemakingshop,in whichhehadgainedbytrade.JohnShakespeareprovidedWilliamwithasoundeducationat Stratford'sschool,for ...Getmorecontent...

WilliamShakespearemadeLondonhishomebymakinghismarkasawriterandactor,hetraveled backandforthbetweenthecityandthetownwherehewasborn,Stratford.HisLondonwasasmall andtheatricalworldwhereeveryonekneweachother.Famousplaywrights,poets,andactors contributedtohislifestyle.Ithelpedhimshapecharactersinhisplaytoperformstartingoffatthe GlobeTheatreTogoaboveandbeyond,hebecametheacquaintanceofsuperiorcourtiersto publicizehimselfaswellashiswriting.Afterhisplaysgainedrecognitionthroughoutthecity,he performedthembeforeQueenElizabethattheWhitehall

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EvenwithWilliam'sfame,inadequateinformationwasfoundabouthimandmuchofwhatisknown isnotentirelyproved.ItwasassumedWilliamShakespearewasborninApril23,1564inasmall townnamedStratford–upon–AvoninEngland.Hewasthesonofatradesmanwhomadeandsold gloves,thoughwasonceknownasthemayorofStratford.Hisfather'snamewasJohnShakespeare andhismother'swasMaryWilliamShakespearewasthethirdoldestinhisfamilyOutofseven siblings,onlyfivesurvivedtoadulthood.

HewenttoagrammarschoolinhistownYouwouldthinkthatamanastalentedandasmajesticas WilliamShakespearewouldhaveatleastgonetouniversity,however,Shakespeareinsteadof attendinguniversity,hadtohelpshowmorecontent

ThedescendantsofJoanShakespeareHart,whowasWilliam'ssister,possesstheonlygeneticlink tothegreatauthor.

ShakespearealongwithhisfamilyrelocatedtoLondon,around1588.Withinafewyears,hehad accomplishedsomesuccessasanactor,apoetandaplaywright.

Inthecourseof1589–95,Shakespeare'splayswerefairlynewanduntried.Theycomprisedof recordedhistoryplays,whichwasapopulargenreinthateraTheplayspresentedmedieval tragediesplayedoutinbloodypiece,andavarietyofcomedies.Tragediesendedwithdeathand comedieshadasuccessfulconclusion.SometragediesthatShakespearehadwrittenwereHamlet, Othello,KingLearandMacbeth

Shakespearewrotehiskeyromantictragicomediesthrough1608–13.TheTempestwasoneofthem, whichmanythoughtwashismostbeautifulandpoeticplay.Tragicomedymeantaseriousplaywith ahappyending.

JamesBurbagewastheproudowneroftheearliesttheatre,builtatShoreditch,Londonin1576.He hadgottenholdofa21–yearleasewithpermissiontoputtogetherthefirstplayhouse,appropriately namedTheTheatreJames,whowasacarpenterandanactorandhisbrother–in–law,JohnBrayne, whowasaninvestor,weretheco–foundersofthetheatre.Toavoidconflictwiththeauthorities,it waslocatedoutsidethecityBecauseofthefearoftheongoingepidemicatthattime,spreading, theydisapprovedofdramaonpoliticalgrounds.Thetwo

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WilliamShakespeare'sLifeExperiences

Kemal1AyeshaKemalMrs.HolcombePeriod:710/05/14Shakespeare'sLifeExperiencesWilliam ShakespearewasbornonApril26,1564toJohnandMaryShakespeare.AsachildShakespeare grewupinthetownofStratford–upon–AvonintheUnitedKingdom.Hegrewupattendingaschool calledKingEdwardVISchool,wherehelearnedtoread,write,andusepropergrammar.He continuedtoattendschooluntilhisfamilyhadsomeeconomichardshipsandhewasunableto attenduniversity.Insteadhegotmarriedin1582toAnneHathaway,andhadthreechildren, Susanna,Judith,andHamnet.Hethenbegantospendhistimeinthetheatre,writingfamousplays suchasRomeoandJulietandAMidsummer'sNightsDream(schoolebcom)Shakespeare'slife experiencessuchasdeathandfamilyrelationshipshelpedtoinspirehiswritingsbygivinghimnew ideasaboutplotsandcharacters.TragiclifeexperiencessuchasthedeathofShakespeare'sson HamnethelpedtoinspireShakespearetowritethecharactersofConstanceintheplayKingJohn andSebastianandViolaintheplaytheTwelfthNight.OnAugust9,1596Shakespeare'sonlyson diedattheageofeleven,atthetimeShakespearewasontourwithhistheatrecompanysohewas notabletoseehisillson(discoverer.prod.sirs.com).IntheplayKingJohnConstance,whohadjust losthersonArthur,says"Grieffillstheroomupofmyabsentchild,/Liesinhisbed,walksupand downwithme,/Putsonhisprettylooks,repeatshis

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WilliamShakespearehadmanyfamilymembersthatplayedasignificantpartinhislife,suchas John,Gilbert,andAnneShakespeare.OneofWilliam'ssiblingswitnessedhisfameafterhispassing, atimewhereWilliamwasmorefamousthanhehadeverbeen.Thispaperwillexemplifythemain waysthesefamilymembershadimpactedthelifeofWilliamShakespeare.Onepersonthat impactedthelifeofWilliamShakespearewasJohnShakespeareJohnwasWilliam'sfather,aman indireneedofmoney.In1570,Johnwasaccusedofusuryforadvancingmoneyattherateof25% interest.Eightyearslater,hebecamebehindonhistaxesandwasforcedtogiveuphishouse.John improvedhissocialstatusbymarryingMaryArden,thedaughterofanaristocraticlandownerDue totheextremedebtandmoneyloss,by1590JohnShakespeare'sonlypossessionwastheirhouseon HenleyStreet.TowardstheendofJohn'slife,WilliambecameverypopularinLondon.Thisgave JohntheopportunitytoapplytotheCollegeofHeraldsforacoat–of–armsin1596.Ordinarily,his applicationwouldbedenied,duetohismoneyissues,butthistimehewasgranted.

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GIlbertwasWilliam'sbrother,andtheywouldoftentellstoriestoeachotheratbedtime,playgames together,andexplorethecountryside.Gilbertsoongrewuptobecomeasalesmanofmen'sclothing. Equivalenttohisolderbrother,William,GilbertsetouttostartanewlifeinLondon.Priortotheir separateways,thetwobrotherswoulddoeverythingtogether.Beingtheclosestmalesiblingsin age,theywoulddoalmosteverythingtogether,andwereclosetoinseparableNotmuchisknown aboutGilbertShakespeare,butwhatisknownisthattheywereverycloseasyoungchildren. ResearchersbelievethatWilliamwouldnotbewhohewaswithoutsiblingslikeGilbert,toenhance hisimaginationGilbertwastrulyanimportantpersoninWilliam's

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BiographyofWilliamShakespeareWilliamShakespearewasbornonApril23,1564.Hewas baptizedonApril24,1564,inStratford–upon–Avon,Warwickshire.Hewasthethirdofeight childrenborntoJohnShakespeareandMaryArden,threeofwhomdiedinchildhood.Johnwasa well–knownmerchantandMarywasthedaughterofaRomanCatholicmemberofthegentry,or highsocialpositionThehousewhereShakespearespenthischildhoodstoodadjacenttohewool shopinwhichhisfatherpliedasuccessfultradeasagloveranddealerinleathergoodsandother commodities.BeforemovingtoStratfordsometimepriorto1552JohnShakespearehadbeena farmerintheneighboringvillageofSnitterfieldWhetherhewasabletoreadandwriteisshow morecontent...

HewasthoughttohaveleftStratfordafterhewascaughtpoachinginthedeerparkofSirThomas Lucy.Hewasalocaljusticeofthepeace.ShakespeareandAnneHathawayhadadaughterin1583 andtwins–aboyandagirl–in1585.Theboyhowever,eventuallydidnotlive.Theageof ShakespearewasagreattimeinEnglishhistoryThereignofElizabeth,from1558to1603,saw EnglandemergeastheleadingnavalandcommercialpoweroftheWesternworld.ElizabethI's EnglandconsolidateditspositionwiththedefeatoftheSpanishArmadain1588,andfirmly establishedtheChurchofEngland.SirHumphreyGilbertandSirWalterRaleighsentcolonists eastwardinsearchofprofit.Intrade,might,andart,Englandestablishedanenviouspreeminence. Atthistime,LondonwastheheartofEngland,reflectingallthevibrantqualitiesoftheElizabethan Age.ItwasinthisatmospherethatLondonbecamealeadingcenterofcultureaswellascommerce. Itsdramatistsandpoetswereamongtheleadingliteraryartistsofthedaythisistheenvironmentin whichShakespearelivedandwroteInthe1580's,thewritingsoftheUniversityWitsdefinedthe Londontheatre.Thoughgroundedinmedieval/Jacobeanroots,mensuchasMarlowe,Greene,Lyly, Kyd,andPeele,producednewdramasandcomediesusingMarlowe'sstylingofblankverse. Shakespeareoutdidthemall;hecombinedthebesttraitsofElizabethandramawith

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"Sweettheuseofadversitywhichislikeatoad,uglyandvenomous,wearsyetapreciousjewelin hishead."(WilliamShakespeare:AsYoulikeIt,Actllscenel.)

WilliamShakespeare,thenameofamuchappreciatedandfamousplaywright/writer,whoisthis man?WhoisthemanmanyEnglishexpertsfromaroundtheworldregardasthe"mostreadand performedplaywrightintheworld"?(Shakespeare'slife:April23,2014)Wherewasheborn?Who washisfamily?Wheredidhelive?WhoexactlywasWilliamShakespeare?

JohnandMaryShakespeareweresimplepeopledealinginfarmequipmentandwool,whenthey broughtWilliam,thethirdoutofeightchildren,intotheworldonApril23,1564,inthequiettown ofStratford.Joanthefirstchildshowmorecontent

Theysoonfoundthemselveswiththreekids,Susanabeingthefirst(bornin1583)followedbythe twins,HamnetandJudithin1585(WilliamShakespeare'sbiography:April23,2014).Thetime periodof1585to1592arerecordedasthe"lostyears"becausewhatWilliamdid,andlivedishazy, andregardedasunreliableinformations.Itwas,however,recordedthatHamnetdiedinan unexplainedaccidentin1590(Shakespeare'slife:April23,2014).

Followingthelostyearswashiintroductionintothetheaterandwritingcareer,althoughthatwasn't alwayseasy,hewastornbetweenworkinLondonandhisfamilyinStratford,approximatelythirty–threemilesawayIn1592Williamreappearedasan"upstartcrow",inapamphletbyRobertGreen By1592,Williamhadalsoalreadywroteandperformedtheplays'Henryivseries',and'The comedyofErrors'.In1593whenthetheaterscloseddownduetooutbreaksofthebubonicplague, Williamwrotetwolongnarratives'VenisandAdonis',and'TheRapeofLucrece'1594Shakespeare becameashareholderinthelordchamberlain'smen,apopularactingcompanyinLondon.By1595 Shakespeare,alongwithothermen,joinedtogethertoestablishthepolygonaltheater.Throughall hisworks,by1600'sShakespeare'snamewaswellestablishedinLondon(WilliamShakespeare: April23,2014).

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WilliamShakespearespentthelateryearsofhislifeinLondon,England.Thispartofhislife deservestobenoted,becauseofhisoutstandingaccomplishmentstowardssociety.Abigpartof Shakespeare'saccomplishmentsderiveinthecityofLondon.WilliamShakespeare'slifeinLondon consistedofthelostyears,involvementswiththeGlobeTheater,creationsofbrilliantEarlyworks, articulatewritingstylesthatcatchtheeye,andcontroversiesaboutwhetherShakespearewas educatedenoughtoconstructplaysthewaythathedidinthisshorttimeperiod.

The"lostyears"isatimeperiodinwhichthereisnofactualrecordofwhatWilliamShakespearedid orhowhewentabouthislifeInthefuture,researchersandhistoriansmayshowmorecontent Sincetheleasewasup,theydismantledtheTheater,boardbyboard,andtransportedittobuilda newtheatercalledtheGlobe.TheGlobecouldholdapproximately3,000spectators."A proportionatelysizedtheaterinmodernManhattanwouldhaveacapacityofnearly160,000."(Senn, n.p.)UnfortunatelyonJune29,1613,theGlobeburntdownduringaperformanceofShakespeare's play,HenrytheEighthAcannon,usedfortheperformance,misfiredandignitedwoodenbeams andcaughtthetheateronfire.Anothertheaterwasbuiltinitsplacein1614.Shakespearehadavery uniquewritingstyle.Williamwroteinwhatwecall,modernEnglish.Hecomposedmostofthis playsintheformofpoetry.Hispoetryiswroteiniambicpentameter,whichisthemostcommon meterusedintheEnglishlanguagepoetry.Aniambisametricalunitmadeupof1unstressed syllablefollowedby1stressedsyllablePentameterreferstothenumberofiambsinalineThere arefiveiambsinalineofiambicpentameter.ThelinesinShakespeare'sworkhave10syllablesper lineandtheydonotrhyme.Hisplaysoftenhaveelaboratemetaphorsandconceits.Shakespeare's writingstylemakeshisplayshardtoreadandunderstandifyouarenotusedtoit By1597,15ofthe37playswrittenbyShakespearewerepublished.Hisearlyworksarethemost wellknowntoday.Forexample,RomeoandJulietisawellknownShakespeareantragedyabout twostar–crossedlovers

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WilliamShakespearewasaplaywrightthatintroducedmanynewwordstotheenglishlanguageand wroteoverhundredsofsongs,plays,books,andpoemsthatareverypopularandcommonlyused withintheaterandactivitiestodayWilliamShakespearewasborninStratford–Upon–Avon,United Kingdom.Hisdateofbirthisthe26ofApril1564.Asachild,heattendedtheStratfordGrammar schoolandbeganhiseducationataroundsixandsevenyearsofage.Thisschoolhadbeenbuilt sometwohundredyearsbeforeShakespearewasbornandinthattimethelessonsthatweretaught were,ofcourse,dictatedprimarilybythebeliefsofthereigningmonarch.Likeallofthegreatpoets anddramatistsofthetime,ShakespearelearnedhisbasicreadingandwritingskillsfromanABC,or horn–book.ThereislittledoubtthatShakespearewasrecallinghisownexperiencesduringhisearly schoolyears.AswasthecaseinallElizabethangrammarschools,Latinwastheprimarylanguage oflearningAlthoughShakespearelikelyhadsomelessonsinEnglish,Latincompositionandthe studyofLatinauthorslikeSeneca,Cicero,Ovid,Virgil,andHoracewouldhavebeenthefocusof hisliterarytraining.Shakespearewasremovedfromschoolaroundagethirteenbecauseofhis father'sfinancialandsocialdifficulties,thereisnoreasontobelievethathehadnotacquiredafirm graspofbothEnglishandLatinandthathehadcontinuedhisstudieselsewhere.Shakespeare's fatherJohn,cameto

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TheLifeofWilliamShakespeareWilliamShakespeareisoneofthemostidentifiableiconsof England.Shakespearewasoneofthegreatestandmostinfluentialplaywrightandpoetduringhis lifetime.Heisknownasthegreatestdramatistofalltimeduetohismanypoemsandplays,suchas "ShallICompareTheeToASummer'sDay?"andRomeoandJuliet.However,despitebeingso wellknownintheworldofliterature,thereisnotmuchknownaboutthechildhoodofWilliam Shakespeare.WilliamShakespeareissaidtobebornonApril23,1564,althoughhisactualbirthday isnotknown,andwasbaptizedattheholyTrinityChurchinStratford–upon–AvononApril26, 1564WilliamShakespearewasthethirdchildofJohnandMaryArdenshowmorecontent ThetroupeevenreceivedinvitationstoperforminfrontofQueenElizabethI.DuetoShakespeare's raisingsuccess,by1597,ShakespearehadthesecondlargesthouseinStratford,calledtheNew House.By1599,ShakespeareandtheChamberlain'sMenhadbuilttheirowntheater,calledthe Globe,inwhichmanyofhismostfamousplayswereperformedforthefirsttime.In1609,publisher ThomasThorpehadprintedacollectionof154ofShakespeare'ssonnetsIn1611,Shakespeareleft LondonandmovedbacktoStratford,wherehiswifelived.Eventuallyonhis52ndbirthday,on April23,1616,ShakespearediedtoanunknowncauseandwasburiedonApril25,1616.

Thepoem,"ShallICompareTheeToASummer'sDay?"iswrittenbyWilliamShakespeare.Sonnet eighteen,"ShallICompareTheeToASummer'sDay?",hasfourteenlinesofiambicpentameter endinginarhymedcoupletInsonnet18,thespeakergivesameaningandmessageofbeauty,a positivetone,andfiguresofspeech.Thespeakercompareshisbelovedtothesummerseason,and arguesthatsheisbetter.Thisisaromanticpoemwithagreatmessagethatinternalbeautyis immortalandpriceless,whichisstillrelevanttothisdayandtouchestheheartsofthereaderThe depthatwhichShakespearegoesintoandthelanguagethatisusedisinspiring.The

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WilliamShakespearewasaverytalentedmanknownforhisvariousworksofliterature.Hisworks includepoems,plays,andsonnets.Hisworksarethenbrokendownintotragedies,comedies,and histories.Shakespeareleftthisworldcenturiesago,buthiswritingscontinuetolivethroughoutthe worldtoday.Hehasgreatlyimpactedtheworldofliteratureandhisexistencewillforeverbe rememberedIn1564,WilliamShakespearewasborninStratford–upon–Avon(Hazell32)Itseems thatShakespeare'scareerbeganaroundtheyear1592.Thiswasatoughtimeforplaywrightsand actors.Therewasanoutbreakofthebubonicplaguewhichcausedconcernsforthosewantingto watchbecauseofbeingsurroundedbythosepotentiallyshowmorecontent

Alongwithbeingtranslatedintoeverylanguage,Shakespeare'swordsreachandareacceptedby multipleracesandcultures(McMillan).AreasonWilliamShakespeareisacceptedbymultipleraces couldbethefactthathedoesnotignoretheissuesand"tensions"betweenthemandinsteadmakes lightofthembyincludingtheminhisplayssuchasOthelloandTheMerchantofVenice.He addressesthestrugglesbetweendifferentcolorsandreligionsHenevertakesadesignatedside;he simplytellsastorywhichiswhathashelpedhimbesowellaccepted("Race–Introduction").Not onlyhasShakespearerelatedtohisaudiencesthroughracialaspects,butalsothroughcommon emotionalexperiences.Shakespeareusedhiswordsandmadethemspeaktohisaudiencesusing emotionalfeelingsthatanyonewouldnaturallyfeel(McMillan).Hisworkscanbeclassifiedinto threemaincategories:tragedies,histories,andcomedies("WilliamShakespeare"656)Eachof thesecategorieshascharactersthattheaudiencecanrelatetosomehow.WithShakespeare's tragedies,hischaractersarenobleheroesthatarelookeduptothatareallfacingtragedy.His historiesobviouslytellthestoriesofeventsthathavehappenedforpeopletorelatetoWilliam Shakespeare'scomedieshavecharactersthatmanyfindirresistible.Andlastly,thewomeninhis playscanalsoberelatable.Wecanall

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AijalonRobert MS.Sereda 8March2018

TherearemanywaysShakespeare'slifecould'veaffectedhiswritingItcouldhavebeenhis childhood,marriage,thepeopleheadmired,andthepeoplehewasaroundhim.Theprimary languagetolearnisLatin.Latinwasthelanguagetolearninthattime.Shakespearemostlikelyhad somelessonsinEnglishhemostlylearnedLatinThelastthreesentencesisaccordingto (Shakespeare–online.com)ThemainpeopleShakespeareadmiredisthewomeninhisfamily. WilliamShakespearegrewupinwasnotashatteringmasculineone.Mostofthewomenin Shakespeare'sfamilyoutlivedthemen,thefamilywhichhegrewupwasdominatedbyfemales. Shakespearehadmorethanfiveauntsandoneofthemoutlivedherhusband.Shakespearemother outlivedhisfather(Shakespeareglobalblogspot)showmorecontent

Shakespeare'sfamilycontrolledahugeamountofproperty.Bothlandandmoney.Theyhaveproof becausethesixteenthcenturylegalrecordsshowit.Theyalsoimportproperty,servedasexecutors ofwills,andengagedinlitigation.Theydesignedthistodefendandfurthertheirfinancialinterest.

Shakespearewrotealotofself–suffientandintelligentfemalecharacters.Accordingto (bartlebycom)somecriticsandotherreadersofShakespeare'splaysarguethathetreatthewomen withzerorespect.But,hereallytreatsthemwithahugeamountofrespect.Theythinkthisforafew reasons.Thewomeninhisplaysusuallydieinatragicdeath.TheplayJuliusCaesarPortia(Julius Caesar)widekillsherselfbyswallowinghotcoalsPortiawasrespectedin

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ShakespeareisknownforhisabilitiestowriteandisstillconsideredtobeoneofthebestBritish writerstothisday."WhileWilliamShakespeare'sreputationisbasedprimarilyonhisplays,he becamefamousfirstasapoet"(PoetryFoundation).Shakespeare'searlylifeisimportanttohis careerbecauseitrepresentshowhebecameafamouspoetandplaywright.Thenwhenhemoved intohismid–yearswhichiswherehegrowsandcreatessomeofhismostfamousworksinhis lifetime,but"yet,thepersonalhistoryofWilliamShakespeareissomewhatamystery"(Biography). ThenagainShakespearebecamemostfamousafterhisdeathbecausetodayschoolscoverhis tragedieslikeRomeoandJuliet,CaesarandMacbeth

WilliamShakespearewasbaptizedonApril23,1564,thereisnorecordofhisbirthbecauseback thentheyweren'tborninhospitalsitwasathome."HisbirthdayistraditionallycelebratedonApril 23.Hisfather,JohnShakespeare,wasaburgessoftheborough,whoin1565waschosenan aldermanandin1568bailiff(thepositioncorrespondingtoamayor,beforethegrantofafurther charter"(PoetryFoundation)Hebelievedtohavetwooldersisters,JoanandJudithHisfatherwas asuccessfulmerchant,wholatergotapositionthattodaywouldresemblebeingamajor.William ShakespearemarriedAnneHathawayonNovember28,1582.Hisveryfirstbornweretwins, HamnetandJudith."February2,1585,twinswerebaptized,HamnetandJudith.(Hamnet,

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OneofthegreatestdramatistsofalltimecameintotheworldonApril23,1564inStratford–upon–Avon,England,asmallmarkettownnorthwestofLondon(Biography2016).WilliamShakespeare grewupmodestlythroughouttheearlyyearsofhislife,buttheinfluencethathehadintheliterary worldwasanythingbut.Hischildhoodeducationandyoung–adultjobsaidedhimincreatinga nameforhimselfgraduallytothetheater.Withpatienceandcommitmenttowardshiswritings, ShakespearebecameknownasthefinestpoetoftheEnglishlanguage(Lineback2016)Asachild, Shakespearehadtwooldersistersandthreeyoungerbrothers.HisparentswereJohnShakespeare andMaryArden(Biography2016).William'sfatherwasaleathermerchantwhilehismotherwasa locallandedheiress.AtthebeginningofWilliam'slife,hisfatherheldofficialpositionslikea bailiff,whichresembledamayor(Biography2016).Hisparents'higherstatuseshelpedShakespeare attendawell–knownlocalgrammarschool,knownastheKing'sNewSchool,thatnotonlystudied Latingrammarbutalsoreading,writing,andtheclassicsofthattime(Biography2016;History 2016).TheeducationduringtheElizabethanAgemadeliteracyandgrammarahighpriorityforthe youngmalesofEngland(ShakespeareinAmerica2016)Theschooldaysranfromsixinthe morningtofiveo'clockatnight.TheElizabethanAgemadetheschoolshavetheyoungergrades focusonLatingrammarandvocabularyandtheolder ...Getmorecontent...