Sunday, November 22, 2009

Reflection of shakespear's life

William Shakespear was born on the 23rd of April 1564 in Stratford-upon-avon,England and died in 1616. He was the son of Mary Arden who died in 1608, Shakespear was the sceong eldest child of them all William Shakespear has three brothers and four sisters his oldest sister Joan was born in 1558 and died from plague his other sister was born in 1569 and died on 1646. William Shakespear attented the Stratford Grammer school between the age of 6 to 13. He enjoyed learning english and reading stories written by latin authors whlile learning Rhetoric, Logic, History and Latin. Shakespear work for a butcher when he was a child in 1582, Shakespear was married to Anne Hathway who was a orphan when she was achild. She was pregnant with her first child Sussana who was born on 1583, they also had twins Hamlet and Judith who was born in 1585 and died in 1596. Those years were considerd as lost years since he spent them as an actor and playwright. Shakespear was the primary investor in the Globe Theater that was build in 1599 by L.C.M. William obtain much wealth in 1602 with the career of playwright and acting, the theater was destroyed by a fire during the showcasing of one of shakespear play. Shakespear made 38 plays including 14 comedies, 10 history, 10 tradigy and 10 romance. He wrote two major poems "Venus and Adonis" and"Rape of Lucrece" along with 154 sonnets and awhole lot more play. Shakespear wrote Elderly Modern english, his language consisted of a mixture of old and new so that it was understandble by all even the lowest of peasent and hightest of nobles.

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