Okla-homey
4/23/2009, 06:40 AM
April 23, 1564: Birth and death of William Shakespeare observed
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Historians believe Shakespeare was born on this day in 1564, the same day he died in 1616.
Although the plays of William Shakespeare are the most widely read works in the English language, second only to the 1611 King James Version English translation of the Bible, little is known for certain about the playwright himself.
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/372/shakessir20william20sha.jpg
Some guy who goes around the country portraying Bill Shakespeare
Some scholars even believe the plays were not written by William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon but by some other well-educated, aristocratic writer who wished to remain anonymous.
Shakespeare's father was probably a common tradesman. He became an alderman and bailiff in Stratford-upon-Avon, and Shakespeare was baptized in the town on April 26, 1564.
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Shakespeare's crib
At age 18, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, and the couple had a daughter in 1583 and twins in 1585. Sometime later, Shakespeare set off for London to become an actor and by 1592 was well established in London's theatrical world as both a performer and a playwright. \
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His earliest plays, including The Comedy of Errors and The Taming of the Shrew, were written in the early 1590s. Later in the decade, he wrote tragedies such as Romeo and Juliet (1594-1595) and comedies including The Merchant of Venice (1596-1597). His greatest tragedies were written after 1600, including Hamlet (1600-01), Othello (1604-05), King Lear (1605-06), and Macbeth (1605-1606).
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/1162/shakespeare.jpg
Historians believe Shakespeare was born on this day in 1564, the same day he died in 1616.
Although the plays of William Shakespeare are the most widely read works in the English language, second only to the 1611 King James Version English translation of the Bible, little is known for certain about the playwright himself.
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/372/shakessir20william20sha.jpg
Some guy who goes around the country portraying Bill Shakespeare
Some scholars even believe the plays were not written by William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon but by some other well-educated, aristocratic writer who wished to remain anonymous.
Shakespeare's father was probably a common tradesman. He became an alderman and bailiff in Stratford-upon-Avon, and Shakespeare was baptized in the town on April 26, 1564.
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/2016/shakewilliamshakespeare.jpg
Shakespeare's crib
At age 18, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, and the couple had a daughter in 1583 and twins in 1585. Sometime later, Shakespeare set off for London to become an actor and by 1592 was well established in London's theatrical world as both a performer and a playwright. \
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/3112/shakewilliamshakespearel.jpg
His earliest plays, including The Comedy of Errors and The Taming of the Shrew, were written in the early 1590s. Later in the decade, he wrote tragedies such as Romeo and Juliet (1594-1595) and comedies including The Merchant of Venice (1596-1597). His greatest tragedies were written after 1600, including Hamlet (1600-01), Othello (1604-05), King Lear (1605-06), and Macbeth (1605-1606).