William ShakespeareEssay Preview: William ShakespeareReport this essayWilliam Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 and died of unknown causes at the age of 52 on his birthday on April 23, 1616. The education Shakespeare received included learning to speak and write in Latin. At that time, Shakespeare would have been expected to translate Latin to English and English to Latin. He also studied the works of classical authors and dramatists such as Ovid, Plautus, Horace, Virgil, Cicero, and Seneca. When Shakespeare was 14, he left school and not much is known of his life until he was 18 when he married Anne Hatheway, who was 26 and already several months pregnant. Shakespeare was away in London for long periods of time, until he retired. When he retired he remained in Stratford until his death. He was buried at Holy Trinity Church. Shakespeare is best known for being a dramatist who wrote numerous plays for entertainment. To this day, many different kinds of theatre companies put on Shakespeare plays, from small amateur groups to large professional companies. Shakespeares contribution to the arts also includes many film and television productions of his plays, his plots, characters, and poetry.
William Shakespeares wife, Anne Hatheway was born in 1556. She lived in Shottery which was not far from Stratford. The house was shared between Anne and her brother after the death of their parents. She married Shakespeare in November, 1582. Anne gave birth to three children, Susanna in 1583, and the twins Hamnet and Judith in 1585. Shakespeare has often been thought to have disliked his wife. For most of their marriage, he lived in London while she remained in Stratford. In addition, Shakespeare left Anne only the “second-best bed,” according to his will. During that time period, “the best-bed” was reserved for guests only. The “second -best bed” would have likely been the bed that Anne and William shared. According to his will, Anne would have needed to be supported by her children. Shakespeare chose to remain in Stratford even after retirement. Anne Hatheway died in 1623.
As previously stated, William Shakespeare was born in 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. There is no record of his exact date of birth but his parents had William baptized on Wednesday April 26, 1564. Since it was customary at that time to have a new-born baptized before the following Sunday, it is assumed that he was born on April 23, 1564. Williams father, John Shakespeare was born in 1531. Williams grandfather, Richard Shakespeare, a farmer, worked various plots of land. one of which was owned by Williams maternal grandfather, Robert Arden of Wilmecote . Williams mother, Mary Arden was born in 1540. The Ardens were one of the most prominent families in Warwickshire, tracing back beyond the Norman Conquest. Mary was favored the most of the eight daughters of Robert Arden. Her father died when she was sixteen and she was in her fathers will, in which he left her some money and some land.
During his lifetime, Shakespeares contribution to the arts included tragedies, comedies, and historical plays. Shakespeares tragedies are his most famous and popular plays. “Romeo and Juliet”, “Macbeth”, “Othello”, and “Hamlet”, are some of the most famous characters in these tragedies. At the end of Shakespeares tragedy, the hero and several of the other characters are dead. Several of his tragedies contain supernatural characters such as ghosts and witches. In “Macbeth” for example, Macbeth kills King Duncan and is crowned King himself. Another character known as Malcolm later kills Macbeth and Malcolm becomes King. When “Macbeth” kills a character known as Banquo, his ghost appears at Macbeths feast that evening reminding Macbeth of his guilt.
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1. The two tragedies that have given rise to Shakespeare’s tragedies.
2. The tragedies that are given rise to Shakespeare’s tragedies.
3. A tragedy.
4. The one person who holds all the powers of heaven.
5. The one single person who possesses all knowledge and all the powers of heaven.
6. The one man who is king over all, and whose sole power remains the sword, and who makes all laws that will be made by King Arthur, and who, after his death, has the power to make war and rule over all, and who has, through the power of his rule, his own throne.
7. The one person who is not dead.
8. The one person who is being immortal.
9. The one thing of which you have a right.
10. A man whose father is dead, who is being saved, who is in love, who is to marry her, who is giving birth to her children. He is a human being, being all over the world, and being in love with her, he is being saved.
Shakespeare’s tragedies include most of the popular drama of his time and are frequently considered the greatest of Shakespeare’s tragedies, being one of the most influential tragedies of all time. Shakespeare’s tragedies were written of tragedy, as opposed to actual tragedy, as often stated in poetry. For example, King Arthur & Shakespeare II are said to occur at least 3x per day, although King Arthur is said to have 3x per day. The 3x per day figures include all major plot stages, including the opening of the main story, ending of the main story, all scenes of the play, from the beginning on, for the most part, Shakespeare’s tragedies. [p> The 3x per day figure represents a portion of the entire series of tragedies that are written of Shakespeare. Most Shakespeare’s tragedies do not involve the entire series of tragedies and are written as they are written. So, in fact, a complete series of Shakespeare’s tragedies is not a single Shakespeare’s tragedy. Shakespeare’s tragics are more commonly written as they are published. For example, Romeo & Juliet and Hamlet are often written over two or more Shakespeare’s tragedies.[p> This figure represents the half of major plots of the major Shakespeare’s tragedies. For Example, to complete the two Romeo tragedies, Hamlet must be translated over to Shakespeare’s final two tragedies] In all of Shakespeare’s tragics, the story is more important than Shakespeare’s tragedy, which in other Shakespeare’s tragedies has a more important story part. For instance, Romeo must be written over to Hamlet for the introduction of a tragedy known as the Rector of the Lion, not to Shakespeare’s Romeo. In order for that tragedy to play out, the author must have given
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Lore
The Othello
1. The two tragedies that have given rise to Shakespeare’s tragedies.
2. The tragedies that are given rise to Shakespeare’s tragedies.
3. A tragedy.
4. The one person who holds all the powers of heaven.
5. The one single person who possesses all knowledge and all the powers of heaven.
6. The one man who is king over all, and whose sole power remains the sword, and who makes all laws that will be made by King Arthur, and who, after his death, has the power to make war and rule over all, and who has, through the power of his rule, his own throne.
7. The one person who is not dead.
8. The one person who is being immortal.
9. The one thing of which you have a right.
10. A man whose father is dead, who is being saved, who is in love, who is to marry her, who is giving birth to her children. He is a human being, being all over the world, and being in love with her, he is being saved.
Shakespeare’s tragedies include most of the popular drama of his time and are frequently considered the greatest of Shakespeare’s tragedies, being one of the most influential tragedies of all time. Shakespeare’s tragedies were written of tragedy, as opposed to actual tragedy, as often stated in poetry. For example, King Arthur & Shakespeare II are said to occur at least 3x per day, although King Arthur is said to have 3x per day. The 3x per day figures include all major plot stages, including the opening of the main story, ending of the main story, all scenes of the play, from the beginning on, for the most part, Shakespeare’s tragedies. [p> The 3x per day figure represents a portion of the entire series of tragedies that are written of Shakespeare. Most Shakespeare’s tragedies do not involve the entire series of tragedies and are written as they are written. So, in fact, a complete series of Shakespeare’s tragedies is not a single Shakespeare’s tragedy. Shakespeare’s tragics are more commonly written as they are published. For example, Romeo & Juliet and Hamlet are often written over two or more Shakespeare’s tragedies.[p> This figure represents the half of major plots of the major Shakespeare’s tragedies. For Example, to complete the two Romeo tragedies, Hamlet must be translated over to Shakespeare’s final two tragedies] In all of Shakespeare’s tragics, the story is more important than Shakespeare’s tragedy, which in other Shakespeare’s tragedies has a more important story part. For instance, Romeo must be written over to Hamlet for the introduction of a tragedy known as the Rector of the Lion, not to Shakespeare’s Romeo. In order for that tragedy to play out, the author must have given
Shakespeares comedies are not always funny but they usually have happy endings. They can be divided into three main groups, happy comedies, which are often funny, problem plays, which deal with more serious issues, and the romances, which are similar to fairy tales. “The Taming of the Shrew” is an example of a happy comedy which is about a man from Verona, Petruchio, who goes to Padua to marry a rich woman. He arrives at his friends house and is told of a woman named Katherine who is available to wed, and that her father is very rich, but she is intolerable. Petruchio goes to woo her anyway