Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Who Was Shakespeare?

-Shakespeare was born 1564
-Married Ann Hathaway
-Had 3 children including twins
-Around 1588 moved to London
- "Shakespeare became a charter member of a theatrical company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, in 1594"
- Died in 1616 at age 52
-Wrote approximately 38 plays, as well as many poems. His most famous pieces of work are his tragedies and include Othello, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, and King Lear

Information from:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/merchant/shakespeare.html

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