William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)

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William Shakespeare was born
on April 23, 1564

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Shakespeare is the greatest of all
playwrights and poets of all times.

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At the age of 6 he was sent to school,
but had to leave it at the age of 13
and never went to school again.

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His father, who couldn’t even write,
was a glove-maker.

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William helped him in his trade.

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His mother was a daughter of the farmer.

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At the age of 18,
he married Anne Hathaway.

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Ann was 8 years older
than her husband and
their marriage wasn’t happy.

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They had 3 children:
a daughter and twin sons.

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At that time, in the 16th century
there were not many theatres in Britain,
actors and actresses visited
Stratford-on-Avon.

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William liked to watch them.

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He was fond of their profession and
he decided to become an actor.

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When he was 21 he went to London.

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There he became an actor.

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He began to write plays too.

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He worked in the modern theatre
“Globe”
situated on the bank of
the River Thames.

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Shakespeare wrote:
37 plays;
17 comedies,
10 historical plays
7 books of poems.
2 long poems and 154 sonnets.

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Shakespeare spent most of his career
in London as an actor,
playwright and manager
of the Globe Theatre.

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In 1611 he came back to Stratford and spent there the
last years of his life,
there he died,
on the same date as his birthday,
the 23rd of April 1616.

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He was buried in Holy Trinity Church
of Stratford.

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His tomb has four lines that are said to have been written by him:
Друг, ради Господа, не рой останков, взятых сей землей.
Не тронувший блажен в веках и проклят ронувший мой прах».

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A monument was opened
to the memory of the great
playwright
in the Poet’s Corner
in Westminster Abbey.

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The House of the Birth
of William Shakespeare
in
Stratford upon Avon

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The test
•W. Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 and he died also this date,
April23, 1616.
•His father, John Shakespeare, couldn’t write.
•His mother was a daughter of the farmer.
•W. Shakespeare married when he was 18 years old.
•W. Shakespeare had 3 children: a daughter and twin sons.
•In the 16th century there were many theatres in Britain.
•Globe Theatre was situated on the bank of the River Thames.
•Nowadays Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre is opened all year round.
•When W. Shakespeare came to London he became an actor.
• Shakespeare wrote:
37 plays
17 comedies
10 historical plays
7 books of poems
2 long poems and 154 sonnets.

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The keys
•W. Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 and he died also this date,
April23, 1616. (+)
•His father, John Shakespeare, couldn’t write. (+)
•His mother was a daughter of the farmer. (+)
•W. Shakespeare married when he was 18 years old. (+)
•W. Shakespeare had 3 children: a daughter and twin sons. (+)
•In the 16th century there were many theatres in Britain. (-)
•Globe Theatre was situated on the bank of the River Thames. (+)
•Nowadays Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre is opened all year round. (-)
•When W. Shakespeare came to London he became an actor. (+)
• Shakespeare wrote:
37 plays
17 comedies
10 historical plays
7 books of poems
2 long poems and 154 sonnets(+)

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Well done!