Work on Shakespeare

1) A short biography of Shakespeare [pic]

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, in England in 1564. He was the third of seven children born to John and Mary Arden Shakespeare. Shakespeare's father was a tanner and glove maker. He was also a fairly prominent political figure, being an alderman of Stratford for years. He died in 1601, leaving little land to William. Not much is known of Mary Shakespeare, except that she had a wealthier family than John. William Shakespeare attended a very good grammar school in Stratford-upon- Avon. His instructors were all Oxford graduates, and his studies were primarily in Latin. Little else is known of his boyhood. In 1582 at 18 years of age, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway. Their first daughter, Susanna, was born in 1583, followed by twins in 1585, Hamnet and Judith. By 1592, Shakespeare was an established playwright in London. The plague kept the theaters closed most of the time, and it was during this time that Shakespeare wrote his earliest sonnets and poems. Shakespeare did most of his theater work in a district northeast of London, in two theaters owned by James Burbage, called the Theatre and the Curtain. In 1598, Burbage moved to Bankside and built the famous Globe Theatre, in which Shakespeare owned stock. In 1603, Shakespeare's theatrical company was taken under the patronage of King James I, and became known as the King's Company. In 1608, the company acquired the Blackfriars Theatre. Shakespeare retired from theatre in 1610 and returned to Stratford. In 1613 the Globe Theatre burned down, but Shakespeare remained quite wealthy and contributed to the building of the new Globe Theatre. Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616 and was buried in the chancel of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Stratford.

2) Midsummer night’s dream

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