William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare is the most famous English author. Не was born (baptized) on April twenty-six, 1564 and died on April, twenty-three, 1616. Shakespeare wrote thirty-seven plays and two long poems during his lifetime. The playwright lived in Stratford-upon-Avon, county Warwickshire in England. His plays are performed today and his is quoted in modern literature very often. Shakespeare was not only writer, but also an actor. By 1594 he was a member of the acting company named ‘The Chamberlain’s Men’. S hakespeare was popular during his lifetime. He was known as an actor and also was becoming popular as a writer. But in 1616, the year of his death, only some of his works were published. In 1623 the plays were collected and published, six years later after his death.

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William Shakespeare was married. His wife, Ann Hathaway, was eight years older than he was. The playwright had three children – Susanna, Hamlet (died due to unknown reasons at the age of eleven) and Judith. His father wanted his son to be a well-educated person and William was sent to the local grammar school . Studying at school the boy actually did not have any free time. But he spent his rare spare hours walking in the forest or watching the river Avon . Those days there were not a lot of theatres in towns and actors and actresses had to travel moving from one place to another with their shows. Sometimes they visited Stratford-on-Avon. William liked to watch them playing. He got fond of their profession and he decided to become an actor . He went to London and there he became an actor. At that time he began to write plays too. Shakespeare’s family

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