William Shakespeare
By Pierce Michael
Early Life (1564-1590)
Between the ages of 19 and 21, Shakespeare's wife, Anne Hathaway, gave birth to three children, one of which died around the age of 11 from unknown causes. There were seven years after his last child was born when the were no records of William Shakespeare whatsoever; no one really knows why. This period is often referred to as the "lost years".
Pictured above is the home where William Shakespeare and his family resided during his childhood in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Early Career (1592-1595)
In the 1590s, Shakespeare began managing acting company Lord Chamberlain's Men. The very popular company showed record of Shakespeare's successful sales of his literature. With this literature was Shakespeare to attract the attention of people of a higher rank, such as Henry Wriothesley.
Career (1597-1605)
As time went on, more of Shakespeare's plays were published. With his success, William purchased his family the second largest home in Stratford. Because of the distance to London, it is believed that Shakespeare stayed in the city to act for the majority of the year and came home to Stratford for about 1 month out of the year during a period in which the theaters were closed.
In 1599, Shakespeare had built his very own theatre called the Globe Theatre. The Globe Theatre gave William more freedom upon writing his plays.
Pictured above is William Shakespeare while writing a play.
Later Life (1600-1610)
Death (1616)
Most notable projects
Hamlet
King Hamlet is meets the ghost of his father and made aware that his uncle, who is since the king, is the one behind his father's murder. After confirming his uncle is responsible, Hamlet becomes abusive to his widowed mother and kills his girlfriend's father after confusing him with his uncle. Hamlet's girlfriend becomes hysterical causing her death. In the end, Hamlet kills his guilty uncle.
Othello
Macbeth
Works Cited
"William Shakespeare." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2015. Web. 09 Mar. 2015.
"Shakespeare Play Summaries/Synopses." Shakespeare Play Summaries/Synopses. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2015.