Gonzago with the addition of lines hamlet has written. Shakespeare is likely to have begun his formal education. He was born in stratforduponavon, where he was baptised on 26 april 1564. Hamlet has come home and is struggling to cope with the fact that his mother, gertrude, has married his uncle, claudius, so quickly after his fathers death. Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end them. William s father was a successful leather merchant who once held the public position of alderman. His father john was a leather merchant while his mother mary was the daughter of wealthy farmer. Because theres so much that is unknown about shakespeares life we cant 100% guarantee the accuracy of this william shakespeare timeline. William shakespeare, english dramatist, poet, and actor considered by many to be the greatest dramatist of all time.
Timeline of shakespeare s plays we dont know exactly when shakespeare started writing plays, but they were probably being performed in london by 1592, and hes likely to have written his final plays just a couple of years before his death in 1616. Aug 20, 2019 william shakespeare was an english poet, playwright and actor of the renaissance era. William shakespeare was born in 1564 in stratforduponavon, england, northwest of london, to john shakespeare and mary arden. Literature without shakespeare is like an aquarium without fishes. Works listed in column four are usually by date of publication.
They live at halls croft until the death of william shakespeare. Though april 23 is commonly accepted as shakespeare s birthday, its impossible to know the exact date he was born. William shakespeare 15641616, considered the greatest englishspeaking writer in history and englands national poet, has had more theatrical works performed than any other playwright. Hamlet iii biography william shakespeare, a british poet and playwright, is often considered the greatest writer in world literature.
William shakespeare was an english poet and dramatist. You shall not stir our of your house today calpurnia told caesar to stay home because she had seen many signs that something bad will happened to caesar such as a lioness hath whelped in the streets, and graves have yawnd, and yielded up their dead, and in ranks and squadrons and right form of war, which drizzled blood upon the capitol. Although he was undoubtedly a genius, he was also a product of his time. His surviving body of work includes 38 plays, 154 sonnets and two narrative poems, the majority of which he penned between 1589 and 16. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. This timeline of the legendary william shakespeare reveals that his plays and sonnets cannot be separated. William was the eldest boy in the family, so he had to help his father.
William shakespeare was born 1564 in stratforduponavon, england. It was rebuilt in 1614, but was then closed in 1642. William shakespeare was an english poet, playwright and actor of the renaissance era. No writers living reputation can compare to that of shakespeare, whose notable plays included the tragedies romeo and juliet, hamlet, king lear, macbeth, and othello. Read this brief biography to find more on his life.
Timeline for romeo and juliet by william shakespeare. William shakespeare was a renowned english poet, playwright, and actor born in 1564 in stratforduponavon. In the years that followed william gradually relinquished his commitments to the kings men which allowed him to resume his position as head of the shakespeare family back in stratford. From roughly 1594 onward he was an important member of the lord chamberlains men company of theatrical players. Apr 05, 2016 take a look at the life of one of the most celebrated authors of all time, legendary wordsmith william shakespeare, in this video. William s father made his living primarily as a tanner and a glover but also traded wool and grain from time to time. The problem with any timeline of shakespeares works is that most dates are subject. It is all here in pure text formatted as a single pdf file 3. Read our william shakespeare timeline showing the key dates of shakespeares life and works. Shakespeare download pdf the complete works of shakespeare. William shakespeare william shakespeare chronology of shakespeares plays.
The precise date of williams birth is unknown, but is commonly believed to be either 21, 22 or 23 april, with the latter date st georges day being. Shakespeare was baptized on april 26, 1564, in the church of the holy trinity. He was born in the english city of stratforduponavon about 100 miles northwest of london in 1564. List of shakespeare plays with short summary shakespeare. William shakespeare timeline worksheet activity village. A shakespeare timeline summary chart free download as word doc. Shakespeare was baptized three days later, in the same town on april 26th, 1564. The fourth of the shakespeares eight children shares a birthday with st. William shakespeares life timeline timetoast timelines. Handpicked william shakespeare resources selected by phd and masters from stanford, harvard, berkeley. His rise from grudging esteem, even in england, to european idolatry by 1830 had a significance beyond the one already mentioned of serving to put down french classical tragedy and, with it, french cultural tyranny. William shakespeare 2 shakespeare produced most of his known work between 1589 and 16. William shakespeare chronology of shakespeares plays.
She was the youngest and the most liked from the eight daughters robert arden had which was her father. Pdf icon william shakespeare timeline worksheet log in or become a member to download. A shakespeare timeline summary chart william shakespeare. William shakespeare biography childhood, life achievements. The life of shakespeare lesson plan topic reading in english for. Scripts were thrown out when they were no longer wanted or needed. To develop students ability to read for detail, read. Claudius is now king and asks hamlet to treat him like a father but hamlet reacts badly to this, saying that he is a little more than kin and less than kind. William shakespeares life april 23, 1564 shakespeare was born in stratforduponavon, england to mary and john shakespeare. A modern reconstruction of the globe was built in london by american actor sam wanamaker. What hamlet hopes is to prove claudiuss guilt in the murder by watching his reaction to the drama the players will stage ii, ii. The lead actor and star of many of shakespeare s plays was richard burbage. A teachers guide to the signet classic edition of william shakespeares hamlet 2.
John shakespeare also served in various offices, including high bailiff like a mayor, the citys. William shakespeare was the son of john shakespeare, an alderman and a successful glover glovemaker originally from snitterfield, and mary arden, the daughter of an affluent landowning farmer. At some point sanders or one of his children labeled the picture shakespere in a spelling the poet himself used, and included the playwrights birth and death dates, noting that this was his likeness at the age of thirtynine. He was born in the village of stratforduponavon in april 1564 and died there in april 1616. Apr 19, 2020 william shakespeare, english dramatist, poet, and actor considered by many to be the greatest dramatist of all time. William shakespeare the life and works of william shakespeare. It was among shakespeares most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers. Julius caesar shakespeare timeline timetoast timelines. He was an important member of the kings men company of theatrical players from roughly 1594 onward. William shakespeare was born on the 23rd of april 1564 in stratford uponavon, in england. Very little is known about william shakespeare s childhood.
Although his parents had died some years earlier, his daughter susanna had married and williams first grandchild, elizabeth was born in 1608. William shakespeare was indisputably among the top englishlanguage poets and playwrights of all time. The routledge guide to william shakespeare students. His exact date of birth is not knownthe baptismal record was dated 26 april 1564but has been traditionally taken to be 23 april 1564, which is also the feast day of saint george, the patron saint of england. Shakespeare was born in stratford uponavon, england to mary and john shakespeare. Follow along and piece together both the historical and personal events that shaped the worlds most influential dramatist and poet. His birthday is most commonly celebrated on 23 april see when was shakespeare born, which is also believed to be the date he died in 1616. Jun 09, 2018 william shakespeare biography william shakespeare was an english playwright, poet, and actor, born in stratford on avon, in warwickshire, england in 1564. His father was a glove maker, and they were not poor. Shakespeare was a prolific writer during the elizabethan and jacobean ages of british theatre. The precise date of william s birth is unknown, but is commonly believed to be either 21, 22 or 23 april, with the latter date st georges day being. No one like him to deepen and humanize more the characters and plays that make up one of the greatest. Anne shakespeare, edmund shakespeare, gilbert shakespeare, joan shakespeare, margaret shakespeare, richard shakespeare.
Mary arden was the mother of william shakespeare and lived between 15401608. Download william shakespeare ebooks as macbeth, othello, romeo and juliet, the comedy of errors and others free ebooks. According to tradition, the great english dramatist and poet william shakespeare is born in stratforduponavon on april 23, 1564. William shakespeare timeline by britney grille on prezi. William went to the local grammar school where he studied history, greek and latin. Shakespeares timeline shakespeare birthplace trust. William shakespeare was baptized april 26, 1564, in stratforduponavon, england. No copies of shakespeares plays in his own handwriting have survived. The timelinecontains historically documented and dated facts. He was born on henley street, on the edge of town on stratforduponavon. In shakespeares time, you only had one copy of a play, and after you wrote it for the acting company, you no longer owned it. To develop students ability to read for detail, read aloud.
William had two older sisters and three younger brothers. William shakespeare was born on the 23rdof april 1564 in stratforduponavon, in england. Use this interactive timeline to read about the life and works of william shakespeare, and find out about historical events which shaped society at the time. Timeline for romeo and juliet the worst week ever act day time plot time clues in the text i. Timeline of shakespeares plays royal shakespeare company.