WilliamShakespearemadeLondonhishomebymakinghismarkasawriterandactor,hetraveled backandforthbetweenthecityandthetownwherehewasborn,Stratford.HisLondonwasasmall andtheatricalworldwhereeveryonekneweachotherFamousplaywrights,poets,andactors contributedtohislifestyle.Ithelpedhimshapecharactersinhisplaytoperformstartingoffatthe GlobeTheatre.Togoaboveandbeyond,hebecametheacquaintanceofsuperiorcourtiersto publicizehimselfaswellashiswriting.Afterhisplaysgainedrecognitionthroughoutthecity,he performedthembeforeQueenElizabethattheWhitehall
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ResearchPaperOnWilliamShakespeare'sLife
WilliamShakespearehadmanyfamilymembersthatplayedasignificantpartinhislife,suchas John,Gilbert,andAnneShakespeare.OneofWilliam'ssiblingswitnessedhisfameafterhispassing, atimewhereWilliamwasmorefamousthanhehadeverbeen.Thispaperwillexemplifythemain waysthesefamilymembershadimpactedthelifeofWilliamShakespeare.Onepersonthat impactedthelifeofWilliamShakespearewasJohnShakespeareJohnwasWilliam'sfather,aman indireneedofmoney.In1570,Johnwasaccusedofusuryforadvancingmoneyattherateof25% interest.Eightyearslater,hebecamebehindonhistaxesandwasforcedtogiveuphishouse.John improvedhissocialstatusbymarryingMaryArden,thedaughterofanaristocraticlandownerDue totheextremedebtandmoneyloss,by1590JohnShakespeare'sonlypossessionwastheirhouseon HenleyStreet.TowardstheendofJohn'slife,WilliambecameverypopularinLondon.Thisgave JohntheopportunitytoapplytotheCollegeofHeraldsforacoat–of–armsin1596.Ordinarily,his applicationwouldbedenied,duetohismoneyissues,butthistimehewasgranted.
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GIlbertwasWilliam'sbrother,andtheywouldoftentellstoriestoeachotheratbedtime,playgames together,andexplorethecountryside.Gilbertsoongrewuptobecomeasalesmanofmen'sclothing. Equivalenttohisolderbrother,William,GilbertsetouttostartanewlifeinLondon.Priortotheir separateways,thetwobrotherswoulddoeverythingtogether.Beingtheclosestmalesiblingsin age,theywoulddoalmosteverythingtogether,andwereclosetoinseparableNotmuchisknown aboutGilbertShakespeare,butwhatisknownisthattheywereverycloseasyoungchildren. ResearchersbelievethatWilliamwouldnotbewhohewaswithoutsiblingslikeGilbert,toenhance hisimaginationGilbertwastrulyanimportantpersoninWilliam's
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TheImpactOnWilliamShakespeare'sLife
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WilliamShakespeare,afamousplaywright,poet,andactorwillalwaysbeahugepartofapoet's influence.Hechangedtheworldofpoetrybywritinghisplays.Despiteallthehardeventshewent throughinhislife,healwaysstayedstrongandespecially,nevergaveuphisdream.Inthisessay, youwillbehearingaboutthestoryofhislife.Howhewentthroughalltheupsanddownsas becomingawriter,forinstancehavingafamilyhadhimbepushedbackItmayhavetookhim longertogetahit,butwhenhegotahit,hereallydeservedit.\OnApril23,1564ababywasborn whochangedtheworldofpoetry,totheparentsofJohnandMaryShakespeare.JohnandMarygot marriedin1557Shakespearewasborninasmalltownnamedshowmorecontent
PeoplethoughtofShakespeareasthegreatestdramaandpoetinEnglandandwiththat,many peopletodayhavededicatedtohisworks,andcriticsandreadersacknowledgeinasuperbwaythat withinhiswordsthereismoreofastorytobeenhanced.Oneofhismostpopularplayswere RomeoandJuliet.RomeoandJulietisaplayaboutayounggirlinlovewithsomeonethatshe knowswillneverbeabletobewithandtriestosecretlyseehimSomeoftheplacesShakespeare hadperformedhisplaysarecalled,TheTheatre,TheCurtaininShoreditch,LeonardDigges, Australlia,NewZealand,andTheGlobeTheatre.Healsoin1599,wasincorporatedwithother membersofacompanyhelpedfinancethebuildingoftheGlobeTheatrewhichisthemostfamous outofalltheElizabeth'splayhousewhichisoneofthereasonshewasallowedtoplayoneofhis playsthere
Duringshakespeare'stimeofbeingaplaywright,hehad4majorperiodsinhiscareer.Hisfirst periodwasfrom1590–1594Duringthisperiodhewroteplaysinthegenreofcomedies,tragedies, orabouthistory.Peoplesaythathimwritinginthosegenresmeantthathewasstillstrugglingto developehisownpoeticstyle.Duringhissecondperiodwhichlastefrom1595–1600hadsome similargenresashisfirstperiod.Thegenresthathewroteinwerehistoricaldramaandcomedy. Duringthistimealotofhisplayshadundefinedplotsandnotmuchcharacterization.Healsodid notwritea
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WhyDidWilliamShakespeareInfluencedHisLife
WilliamShakespeare'slifewasveryinteresting,tosaytheleastabouthim."AnEnglishplaywright andpoet,WilliamShakespeareisoftenconsideredthegreatestdramatisttheworldhaseverknown andthemostrecognizedpoetintheEnglishlanguage"(Lindaman).Fromaveryyoungage,William wasaverybrightkid,whohadgainedalovefortheater.Eversincethatloveasakid,itonlygrew strongerNotonlydidhehavealovefortheater,butalsopoetryThroughoutShakespeare'slife familyhasbeenahugepartinallofhissuccesses,especiallyhisfather.WilliamShakespearewas borninStratford–upon–Avonin1564.TheexactdateofWilliam'sbirthisnotclear,althoughitis saidtohavebeenApril23WilliamwasthethirdoldestofeightsiblingsWilliamalthoughwasnot theoldestsibling,buthewasthefirstson.Williamhad3youngerbrothersand4sisters,twoof whichwereolderthanhimandtwobeingyounger.Outofthefoursisters,Williamhadonlyone, JoanShakespeare,thatlivedpastherearlychildhoodyears,duetotheplague.William'sthreeother brothersalllivedfairlyold.Onebrotherdiedin1607,whichwaswhenWilliamwas43. Shakespeare'sothertwobrothersbothlivedwithinthelastfiveyearsofWilliam'slifeHisfather JohnShakespeareraisedalleightsiblingsbyhimself.Johnownedasmallglovemakingshop,in whichhehadgainedbytrade.JohnShakespeareprovidedWilliamwithasoundeducationat Stratford'sschool,for ...Getmorecontent...
WilliamShakespeare'sLifeAndLife
WilliamShakespearewasaverytalentedmanknownforhisvariousworksofliterature.Hisworks includepoems,plays,andsonnets.Hisworksarethenbrokendownintotragedies,comedies,and histories.Shakespeareleftthisworldcenturiesago,buthiswritingscontinuetolivethroughoutthe worldtoday.Hehasgreatlyimpactedtheworldofliteratureandhisexistencewillforeverbe rememberedIn1564,WilliamShakespearewasborninStratford–upon–Avon(Hazell32)Itseems thatShakespeare'scareerbeganaroundtheyear1592.Thiswasatoughtimeforplaywrightsand actors.Therewasanoutbreakofthebubonicplaguewhichcausedconcernsforthosewantingto watchbecauseofbeingsurroundedbythosepotentiallyshowmorecontent
Alongwithbeingtranslatedintoeverylanguage,Shakespeare'swordsreachandareacceptedby multipleracesandcultures(McMillan).AreasonWilliamShakespeareisacceptedbymultipleraces couldbethefactthathedoesnotignoretheissuesand"tensions"betweenthemandinsteadmakes lightofthembyincludingtheminhisplayssuchasOthelloandTheMerchantofVenice.He addressesthestrugglesbetweendifferentcolorsandreligionsHenevertakesadesignatedside;he simplytellsastorywhichiswhathashelpedhimbesowellaccepted("Race–Introduction").Not onlyhasShakespearerelatedtohisaudiencesthroughracialaspects,butalsothroughcommon emotionalexperiences.Shakespeareusedhiswordsandmadethemspeaktohisaudiencesusing emotionalfeelingsthatanyonewouldnaturallyfeel(McMillan).Hisworkscanbeclassifiedinto threemaincategories:tragedies,histories,andcomedies("WilliamShakespeare"656)Eachof thesecategorieshascharactersthattheaudiencecanrelatetosomehow.WithShakespeare's tragedies,hischaractersarenobleheroesthatarelookeduptothatareallfacingtragedy.His historiesobviouslytellthestoriesofeventsthathavehappenedforpeopletorelatetoWilliam Shakespeare'scomedieshavecharactersthatmanyfindirresistible.Andlastly,thewomeninhis playscanalsoberelatable.Wecanall
EssayaboutTheLifeofWilliamShakespeare
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WhatwasShakespeareBiography?WhowasWilliamShakespeare?Wherewasheborn?Wheredid hegotoschool?HowdidWilliamShakespearelivehislifefromthebeginningtotheending? WilliamShakespeare'slifebecameagreatmysterywithlackofevidencetosupportanyfindings. Hisschooling,hisfamilyandparentswillberevealedinmypaper.WhowereWilliam Shakespeare'sparents?TheparentsofMrShakespearewereJohnShakespeareandMaryArden Shakespeare.MaryArdenmarriedWilliamShakespearein1557.Marywasthefavoriteofeight daughtersofthewidowedRobertArden(AbsoluteShakespeare,2000–2005).William Shakespeare'sparentswerebothuneducatedJohnShakespearehadbecometheMayorofStratford wereWilliam...showmorecontent...
Thenineyearsbetweenisjustanothermysterythatnobodycanfigureout(ShakespeareOnline, ActorandPlaywright,1999–2010).ThereisnodoubtasoftodaythatWilliamShakespeareisthe greatestwriterofEnglishLiterature.Hisplayshavebeenmadeintomovies,bookshavebeen written,musichasbeenconductedandpublished,andifyourrealluckyyoumightevenbeableto seeaplayofoneofhisgreateststoriesevertold;inwhichIhaveseenmanymoviesandreadmany books.Herearesomeofmyfavoritestorieseverwritten;Othello,TheMoonofVenice,TheTaming oftheShrew,TwelfthNightorWhatYouWill,JuliusCaesar,RichardIII,Macbeth(whichwasa favoriteinhighschool),MidsummerNight'sDream(Ihavereadthatbook),HenryV,Hamlet, whichImightaddMelGibsondidverywellplayingthatpart,andmymostfavoritelovestoryofall time,RomeoandJuliet.Asyoucanseethetitlesaysitall.Hismindwenttotheextremeandwith suchlittleeducationhejustknewwhathispassionwasandwentforit.WilliamShakespeare's children,asmentionedearlier,Susanna,HamnetandJudithhadamuchdifferentlifeofthegreat EnglishPoet.WilliamShakespeare'sfirstborn,Susanna,wasraisedbyhermother,Anne.When Susannaturnedtwenty–fourshewastomarryaprosperousmedicaldoctor.Theweddingwasheld onJune5th1607.Susannahadababygirleight
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WilliamShakespeareResearchPaper
WilliamShakespeare'sLifeAndAccomplishments
AsweallknowWilliamShakespearewasawellknownandahighlysoughtafterwriter,butdidhe reallydeserveallthatfame?Asearlyas1709,withNicholasRowe'spublicationofhiseditionof Shakespeare'sworks,thelittleinformationthatwehadaboutWilliamShakespearebegantoshow. Otherthanseveralearlyminoraccounts,theprefaceofNicholasRowe'seditioncontainedthefirst biographyofWilliamShakespeareRowepresentedelevenknownfactsaboutShakespeare'slife By1821,however,EdmondMaloneinoneofhiseditionsofShakespeareheclaimsthateightof Rowe'sfactswereincorrect.Aroundtheearlytwentiethcentury,afewmorequestionable discoverieshadbeenmadeaboutShakespeare'slifeandbiographiesthatcontainedalotof speculationwaspublished.Giventhescarcityofbiographicalfacts,speculationaroseastowhether ornotitwasevenprobablethatamanwithShakespeare'sbackgroundcouldhavewrotetheplays andpoemscreditedtoShakespeare.SincewhatisknownregardingShakespeare'slifeexposeslittle concerninghiseducationorliteraryexperience.
Eventhoughheisknownthroughouttheworld,forhisworkshavebeenperformedincountless villages,citiesandmetropolisesformorethan400years.ButstillthepersonalhistoryofWilliam Shakespeareisstillamystery.Therearetwosourcesthatprovidehistorianswithabasicoutlineof hislife.Thefirstsourceisofcoursehisplays,poemsandsonnets.Theotheris
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Howdoesonefindthemeaningoflife?ThereisnomapwithanXthatmarksthespotwherelife's meaningisdiscovered.Ittakesajourneytotrulydiscoverit.Astheysay,it'snotaboutthe destinationit'saboutthejourneyInWilliamShakespeare'sHamlet,Hamletuncoversthepurposeof lifethroughhisjourneyofavenginghisfather'sdeath.Hamlet'scompulsivethoughtstoward vengeancecloudhismindfromrationaldecisions.Hismindiscloudedwithsuicidalthoughtswhich makehimperceivedeathasthepurposeoflifeSuicidalthinkingisextremelyharmfultothemind, itdistortstheperson'ssenseofreality––seeingthingsinanegativeway.Itislikewatchinga3D moviebutwithouttheglasses,it'spainfulandtheend...showmorecontent...
TheKingsentthemtounderstandHamlet'sshiftedbehaviorafterhisfather'sdeath.Hamletknows thatRosencrantzandGuildensternwouldnotrandomlyvisithimandurgesthemtotellthetruththat theKingsentthemtospyonhimUponthisdiscovery,HamletadmitstoRosencrantzand Guildensternthat"Why,then'tisnonetoyou;forthereisnothingeithergoodorbad,but/thinking makesitso:tome[Denmark]isaprison."(2.2.236–37).Hamletrevealsthathealreadythinksofhis surroundingsashellAndinthishell,itbecomesworsetohavefriendsstabhiminthebackwith intentionsofonlypleasingtheKingratherthanbeingafriend.Histhoughtsofaprisonare reinforcedwhenlearningthathisso–calledfriendswouldratherbeattentivetotheKingthankindto him.AfterHamletdecidedthatDenmarkisaprison,inlatersceneshedecidesthathisnegative thoughtswillgethimnowhere,andhewillnotbeworthyofanobleman.Hamletrealizesthatthese thoughtsshouldnotbemelancholyofhislifebutshouldofferachangetoitWhilewatching FortinbrasandhisarmytrekacrossDenmarkHamletfathoms"mythoughtsbebloody,orbe nothingworth!"(4.4.66).Insteadofperceivingeventsasaburden,hedecidedtoreconsiderhis thoughtprocess.IfDenmarkishellthenmythoughtsshouldbenothinglessthantorture.Aperson's mindsethas
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ShakespeareisknownforhisabilitiestowriteandisstillconsideredtobeoneofthebestBritish writerstothisday."WhileWilliamShakespeare'sreputationisbasedprimarilyonhisplays,he becamefamousfirstasapoet"(PoetryFoundation).Shakespeare'searlylifeisimportanttohis careerbecauseitrepresentshowhebecameafamouspoetandplaywright.Thenwhenhemoved intohismid–yearswhichiswherehegrowsandcreatessomeofhismostfamousworksinhis lifetime,but"yet,thepersonalhistoryofWilliamShakespeareissomewhatamystery"(Biography). ThenagainShakespearebecamemostfamousafterhisdeathbecausetodayschoolscoverhis tragedieslikeRomeoandJuliet,CaesarandMacbeth
WilliamShakespearewasbaptizedonApril23,1564,thereisnorecordofhisbirthbecauseback thentheyweren'tborninhospitalsitwasathome."HisbirthdayistraditionallycelebratedonApril 23.Hisfather,JohnShakespeare,wasaburgessoftheborough,whoin1565waschosenan aldermanandin1568bailiff(thepositioncorrespondingtoamayor,beforethegrantofafurther charter"(PoetryFoundation)Hebelievedtohavetwooldersisters,JoanandJudithHisfatherwas asuccessfulmerchant,wholatergotapositionthattodaywouldresemblebeingamajor.William ShakespearemarriedAnneHathawayonNovember28,1582.Hisveryfirstbornweretwins, HamnetandJudith."February2,1585,twinswerebaptized,HamnetandJudith.(Hamnet,
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WilliamShakespeare'sLifeExperiences
Kemal1AyeshaKemalMrs.HolcombePeriod:710/05/14Shakespeare'sLifeExperiencesWilliam ShakespearewasbornonApril26,1564toJohnandMaryShakespeare.AsachildShakespeare grewupinthetownofStratford–upon–AvonintheUnitedKingdom.Hegrewupattendingaschool calledKingEdwardVISchool,wherehelearnedtoread,write,andusepropergrammar.He continuedtoattendschooluntilhisfamilyhadsomeeconomichardshipsandhewasunableto attenduniversity.Insteadhegotmarriedin1582toAnneHathaway,andhadthreechildren, Susanna,Judith,andHamnet.Hethenbegantospendhistimeinthetheatre,writingfamousplays suchasRomeoandJulietandAMidsummer'sNightsDream(schoolebcom)Shakespeare'slife experiencessuchasdeathandfamilyrelationshipshelpedtoinspirehiswritingsbygivinghimnew ideasaboutplotsandcharacters.TragiclifeexperiencessuchasthedeathofShakespeare'sson HamnethelpedtoinspireShakespearetowritethecharactersofConstanceintheplayKingJohn andSebastianandViolaintheplaytheTwelfthNight.OnAugust9,1596Shakespeare'sonlyson diedattheageofeleven,atthetimeShakespearewasontourwithhistheatrecompanysohewas notabletoseehisillson(discoverer.prod.sirs.com).IntheplayKingJohnConstance,whohadjust losthersonArthur,says"Grieffillstheroomupofmyabsentchild,/Liesinhisbed,walksupand downwithme,/Putsonhisprettylooks,repeatshis
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TheLifeofWilliamShakespeareWilliamShakespeareisoneofthemostidentifiableiconsof England.Shakespearewasoneofthegreatestandmostinfluentialplaywrightandpoetduringhis lifetime.Heisknownasthegreatestdramatistofalltimeduetohismanypoemsandplays,suchas "ShallICompareTheeToASummer'sDay?"andRomeoandJuliet.However,despitebeingso wellknownintheworldofliterature,thereisnotmuchknownaboutthechildhoodofWilliam Shakespeare.WilliamShakespeareissaidtobebornonApril23,1564,althoughhisactualbirthday isnotknown,andwasbaptizedattheholyTrinityChurchinStratford–upon–AvononApril26, 1564WilliamShakespearewasthethirdchildofJohnandMaryArdenshowmorecontent ThetroupeevenreceivedinvitationstoperforminfrontofQueenElizabethI.DuetoShakespeare's raisingsuccess,by1597,ShakespearehadthesecondlargesthouseinStratford,calledtheNew House.By1599,ShakespeareandtheChamberlain'sMenhadbuilttheirowntheater,calledthe Globe,inwhichmanyofhismostfamousplayswereperformedforthefirsttime.In1609,publisher ThomasThorpehadprintedacollectionof154ofShakespeare'ssonnetsIn1611,Shakespeareleft LondonandmovedbacktoStratford,wherehiswifelived.Eventuallyonhis52ndbirthday,on April23,1616,ShakespearediedtoanunknowncauseandwasburiedonApril25,1616.
Thepoem,"ShallICompareTheeToASummer'sDay?"iswrittenbyWilliamShakespeare.Sonnet eighteen,"ShallICompareTheeToASummer'sDay?",hasfourteenlinesofiambicpentameter endinginarhymedcoupletInsonnet18,thespeakergivesameaningandmessageofbeauty,a positivetone,andfiguresofspeech.Thespeakercompareshisbelovedtothesummerseason,and arguesthatsheisbetter.Thisisaromanticpoemwithagreatmessagethatinternalbeautyis immortalandpriceless,whichisstillrelevanttothisdayandtouchestheheartsofthereaderThe depthatwhichShakespearegoesintoandthelanguagethatisusedisinspiring.The
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EssayonTheLifeofWilliamShakespeare
WilliamShakespearewasamanofgreatstaturehowevershort–livedhislifewas.He,likeeveryone else,hadthechancetolivelifetothefullest.Somepeopleoverwhelmedgreedarematerialistic. Othersareyourcommonfolklivinglifelikearollercoaster.Shakespearechosetoinspireandcreate becausealthoughyouonlyliveonce,onceisenoughifyouliveitright,andwhatbetterproofofhis successthanhislong–livedmemorycommemoratedcenturiesafterhisdeathInthisspeech,Iam goingtosummarizehislife,hissignificantaccomplishments,andthereasonofShakespearean study.
WilliamShakespearewasbornonApril23rd,1564,inStratford–upon–AvonEngland.Hislife revolvedaroundtwolocations,StratfordandLondon.Williamgrewupwith7siblings,manyof themhavingdiedwhenhewasyoung.Heattendedalocalpublicschooluntilaboutage15,where helearnedLatin,scriptures,andlogic.Shortlyafterhewas18in1582,hemarriedAnnaHathaway. Inthefollowingyears,Hehad3children,thefirstbornSusanna,andapairoftwins,Judithand Hamnet.Soonafter,ShakespearemovedtoLondonwhereheworkedandpursuedatheatercareer possiblyputtingastrainonhismarriage.Workinghiswayup,hebecameabusinesspartnerofa majoractingcompany,King'sMen,whichallowedhimtoprosperfinancially.Finally,attheageof 52,hediedofamysteriouscauseonApril23rd,1616,butinsomeway,heneverdied.
Inthe52yearssincehisbirth,
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WilliamShakespearewasanEnglishpoetandagreatplaywright.Hestillhasagreatimpactonour historytoday.Shakespearehaswrittenmanyplays,includingHamlet,Macbeth,andRomeoand Juliet.Hehadveryextantworkswhichpeoplecouldnotunderstand(6).RomeoandJulietis consideredtobeoneofhismorefamousplays.Hisplaysweretranslatedintomanydifferent languagesandstyles(6)WilliamShakespearewasaverytalentedmanwhohadagreatimpacton history,duringtheRenaissancetimeandstilldoestoday.
Shakespearenotonlyforeverchangedthefaceofthefinearts,butalsomanychaptersofvarious textbooksHecreatednewwordsandaphorismsthathaveoutlivedtimeandarestillusedtoday, forevertobeembedded...showmorecontent...
Shakespearefirststartedschoolwhenhewasfive,nearlywastwoyearsearlierthanthenormalage atthetime,potentiallygivinghimaneducationaladvantage(4).Hisfatherwasboththemayorof Stratfordandafarmer(4).Hismotherwasinvolvedwithlegalmatters,frequentlyservingasajuror andexecutrix(4)AfterShakespearedroppedoutofschool,shethencontinuedhiseducationat home.Shakespearewenttoagrammarschoolforsevenyears.(7)Hethendroppedoutofschoolto helphisfamilywithfinances.Whenhewas18yearsoldhemarriedAnneHathaway,thedaughter ofafarmer.(2).Annewasalreadypregnantatthetimeoftheirwedding,leadingmanytospeculate neitherofthemhadachoiceinthemarriage(2).Annedideventuallyconceivefourchildrenwith Shakespeare(2)Shakespeare'sfirstrecordedworkisalovepoembelievedtohavebeenwrittenfor her.In1597,hisdaughterAnnepassedawayattheageof8(7).
WilliamShakespeareisattheheartofBritishLiteratureHisnameisassociatedwiththemost brilliantmindsinhistory.Heisintheveryhistoryoftheevolutionofculture.Fromentirelynew stylesthatinspiredmanytodirectlychanginghistorybyinteractingwiththeofficialsofthetime.He sculptedtheEnglishlanguageanddictionarynewwordsandrhythms.Shakespeareistrulyoneof thegreatestexpressionistfigurestohaveeverexisted.Hislegacywillliveonfarpastthelastspoken
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WilliamShakespeare
WilliamShakespearewasborninStatfordon–Avon,EnglandinApril1564.ThesonofJohn ShakespeareaGloverandhismotherMaryArdenwhocameofwealthyframingfamily.William Shakespearewastheeldestofthreesonstherewerealsofourdaughters,onlyoneofhissistersout livedWilliam.FromwhenShakespearediedtherehasbeenlotsofbookswrittenaboutShakespeare andhisworks.SuchasShakespeareinhisBrieLiveswrittenbyAurberyinthe17thcenturyand ShakespeareTruthandTraditionwrittenbyDrJSSmartin1928Therehavebeenmanymorebut toomanytolist.Shakespearegrewupanddevelopedagreatsenseofwordsandhowtousethem.
HesoonmetawifeAnneHathawayshewasshowmorecontent
ShakespearestartedtoreallywritehewrotemostofhiseroticpoemsVenusandAdonisandThe RapeofLucrecefrom1593to1594.BothofthesepoemstherededicatedtotheEarlof Southampton(I'msurehewasflattered)InthefirstperiodofwritingforShakespearehedeveloped hiswritingasmuchashecouldorthoonlytwooftheplayshewrotewouldbecommonknowledge toanybloke.HewroteplayandpoemslikeTitusAndronicus,TheTamingoftheShrewandan earlyversionofHamlet.Theplayhousethattheseproductionstherebeingwatchedinwasbuiltand ownedbythefatheroftheactorRichardBurbageupto1597thentheexpiryoftheleaseforced themoutandtheyhadthefindanewplayhouseTheyeventuallyhadtobuildaanotherplayhouse onthesouthbankoftheriver.WitchisnowfamousandcalledtheGlobewiththemassiveexpense thatthisneededthefatherofBurbagedecidedthattheyneededpeopletohelpfinancethisoperation.
SohegotpartnerstohelpwiththecostoneofthepartnerswasWilliamShakespeareandeven RichardBubagewasgivenaplaceinthisfathersbusiness.ThiswasgoodforShakespearebecause henowhadsomefundingsohecouldconcentrateonwriting.Thisperiodendedin1594
WiththischangeitbroughtaboutagreatchangeinShakespeareinthesecondperiodthatlasted from1594–1616hestartedtowritehisgreatestpiecessuchasMidsummerNight'sDream,
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EssayaboutWilliamShakespeare
EvenwithWilliam'sfame,inadequateinformationwasfoundabouthimandmuchofwhatisknown isnotentirelyproved.ItwasassumedWilliamShakespearewasborninApril23,1564inasmall townnamedStratford–upon–AvoninEngland.Hewasthesonofatradesmanwhomadeandsold gloves,thoughwasonceknownasthemayorofStratford.Hisfather'snamewasJohnShakespeare andhismother'swasMaryWilliamShakespearewasthethirdoldestinhisfamilyOutofseven siblings,onlyfivesurvivedtoadulthood.
HewenttoagrammarschoolinhistownYouwouldthinkthatamanastalentedandasmajesticas WilliamShakespearewouldhaveatleastgonetouniversity,however,Shakespeareinsteadof attendinguniversity,hadtohelpshowmorecontent
ThedescendantsofJoanShakespeareHart,whowasWilliam'ssister,possesstheonlygeneticlink tothegreatauthor.
ShakespearealongwithhisfamilyrelocatedtoLondon,around1588.Withinafewyears,hehad accomplishedsomesuccessasanactor,apoetandaplaywright.
Inthecourseof1589–95,Shakespeare'splayswerefairlynewanduntried.Theycomprisedof recordedhistoryplays,whichwasapopulargenreinthateraTheplayspresentedmedieval tragediesplayedoutinbloodypiece,andavarietyofcomedies.Tragediesendedwithdeathand comedieshadasuccessfulconclusion.SometragediesthatShakespearehadwrittenwereHamlet, Othello,KingLearandMacbeth
Shakespearewrotehiskeyromantictragicomediesthrough1608–13.TheTempestwasoneofthem, whichmanythoughtwashismostbeautifulandpoeticplay.Tragicomedymeantaseriousplaywith ahappyending.
JamesBurbagewastheproudowneroftheearliesttheatre,builtatShoreditch,Londonin1576.He hadgottenholdofa21–yearleasewithpermissiontoputtogetherthefirstplayhouse,appropriately namedTheTheatreJames,whowasacarpenterandanactorandhisbrother–in–law,JohnBrayne, whowasaninvestor,weretheco–foundersofthetheatre.Toavoidconflictwiththeauthorities,it waslocatedoutsidethecityBecauseofthefearoftheongoingepidemicatthattime,spreading, theydisapprovedofdramaonpoliticalgrounds.Thetwo
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"Sweettheuseofadversitywhichislikeatoad,uglyandvenomous,wearsyetapreciousjewelin hishead."(WilliamShakespeare:AsYoulikeIt,Actllscenel.)
WilliamShakespeare,thenameofamuchappreciatedandfamousplaywright/writer,whoisthis man?WhoisthemanmanyEnglishexpertsfromaroundtheworldregardasthe"mostreadand performedplaywrightintheworld"?(Shakespeare'slife:April23,2014)Wherewasheborn?Who washisfamily?Wheredidhelive?WhoexactlywasWilliamShakespeare?
JohnandMaryShakespeareweresimplepeopledealinginfarmequipmentandwool,whenthey broughtWilliam,thethirdoutofeightchildren,intotheworldonApril23,1564,inthequiettown ofStratford.Joanthefirstchildshowmorecontent
Theysoonfoundthemselveswiththreekids,Susanabeingthefirst(bornin1583)followedbythe twins,HamnetandJudithin1585(WilliamShakespeare'sbiography:April23,2014).Thetime periodof1585to1592arerecordedasthe"lostyears"becausewhatWilliamdid,andlivedishazy, andregardedasunreliableinformations.Itwas,however,recordedthatHamnetdiedinan unexplainedaccidentin1590(Shakespeare'slife:April23,2014).
Followingthelostyearswashiintroductionintothetheaterandwritingcareer,althoughthatwasn't alwayseasy,hewastornbetweenworkinLondonandhisfamilyinStratford,approximatelythirty–threemilesawayIn1592Williamreappearedasan"upstartcrow",inapamphletbyRobertGreen By1592,Williamhadalsoalreadywroteandperformedtheplays'Henryivseries',and'The comedyofErrors'.In1593whenthetheaterscloseddownduetooutbreaksofthebubonicplague, Williamwrotetwolongnarratives'VenisandAdonis',and'TheRapeofLucrece'1594Shakespeare becameashareholderinthelordchamberlain'smen,apopularactingcompanyinLondon.By1595 Shakespeare,alongwithothermen,joinedtogethertoestablishthepolygonaltheater.Throughall hisworks,by1600'sShakespeare'snamewaswellestablishedinLondon(WilliamShakespeare: April23,2014).
By1616ShakespearehealthwasdecliningdrasticallyInMarchof1616hewentandhadawill ...Getmorecontent...
WilliamShakespeareResearchPaper
OneofthegreatestdramatistsofalltimecameintotheworldonApril23,1564inStratford–upon–Avon,England,asmallmarkettownnorthwestofLondon(Biography2016).WilliamShakespeare grewupmodestlythroughouttheearlyyearsofhislife,buttheinfluencethathehadintheliterary worldwasanythingbut.Hischildhoodeducationandyoung–adultjobsaidedhimincreatinga nameforhimselfgraduallytothetheater.Withpatienceandcommitmenttowardshiswritings, ShakespearebecameknownasthefinestpoetoftheEnglishlanguage(Lineback2016)Asachild, Shakespearehadtwooldersistersandthreeyoungerbrothers.HisparentswereJohnShakespeare andMaryArden(Biography2016).William'sfatherwasaleathermerchantwhilehismotherwasa locallandedheiress.AtthebeginningofWilliam'slife,hisfatherheldofficialpositionslikea bailiff,whichresembledamayor(Biography2016).Hisparents'higherstatuseshelpedShakespeare attendawell–knownlocalgrammarschool,knownastheKing'sNewSchool,thatnotonlystudied Latingrammarbutalsoreading,writing,andtheclassicsofthattime(Biography2016;History 2016).TheeducationduringtheElizabethanAgemadeliteracyandgrammarahighpriorityforthe youngmalesofEngland(ShakespeareinAmerica2016)Theschooldaysranfromsixinthe morningtofiveo'clockatnight.TheElizabethanAgemadetheschoolshavetheyoungergrades focusonLatingrammarandvocabularyandtheolder ...Getmorecontent...
WilliamShakespearespentthelateryearsofhislifeinLondon,England.Thispartofhislife deservestobenoted,becauseofhisoutstandingaccomplishmentstowardssociety.Abigpartof Shakespeare'saccomplishmentsderiveinthecityofLondon.WilliamShakespeare'slifeinLondon consistedofthelostyears,involvementswiththeGlobeTheater,creationsofbrilliantEarlyworks, articulatewritingstylesthatcatchtheeye,andcontroversiesaboutwhetherShakespearewas educatedenoughtoconstructplaysthewaythathedidinthisshorttimeperiod.
The"lostyears"isatimeperiodinwhichthereisnofactualrecordofwhatWilliamShakespearedid orhowhewentabouthislifeInthefuture,researchersandhistoriansmayshowmorecontent Sincetheleasewasup,theydismantledtheTheater,boardbyboard,andtransportedittobuilda newtheatercalledtheGlobe.TheGlobecouldholdapproximately3,000spectators."A proportionatelysizedtheaterinmodernManhattanwouldhaveacapacityofnearly160,000."(Senn, n.p.)UnfortunatelyonJune29,1613,theGlobeburntdownduringaperformanceofShakespeare's play,HenrytheEighthAcannon,usedfortheperformance,misfiredandignitedwoodenbeams andcaughtthetheateronfire.Anothertheaterwasbuiltinitsplacein1614.Shakespearehadavery uniquewritingstyle.Williamwroteinwhatwecall,modernEnglish.Hecomposedmostofthis playsintheformofpoetry.Hispoetryiswroteiniambicpentameter,whichisthemostcommon meterusedintheEnglishlanguagepoetry.Aniambisametricalunitmadeupof1unstressed syllablefollowedby1stressedsyllablePentameterreferstothenumberofiambsinalineThere arefiveiambsinalineofiambicpentameter.ThelinesinShakespeare'sworkhave10syllablesper lineandtheydonotrhyme.Hisplaysoftenhaveelaboratemetaphorsandconceits.Shakespeare's writingstylemakeshisplayshardtoreadandunderstandifyouarenotusedtoit By1597,15ofthe37playswrittenbyShakespearewerepublished.Hisearlyworksarethemost wellknowntoday.Forexample,RomeoandJulietisawellknownShakespeareantragedyabout twostar–crossedlovers
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WilliamShakespeare,extensivelyknownasoneofthegreatestwritersinthehistoryoftheEnglish languageinadditiontoEngland'sNationalpoet.Hehasbeenresponsiblefortheconstructionofan impenseamountofhistories,comedies,tragediesandpoems.AportionofplayswrittenbyWilliam Shakespearewereconstructedanddesignedtoinfluencehisaudienceinmanydifferentways. Witheritbesocial,culturaloreconomicaleachplaywouldstimulatethethoughtsandemotionsof theaudienceandoftencreatingadebate.Thecausesandeffectsareresponsibleforthedifferent pointsofviewonHamlet.Shakespearemaydisplaymultiplethemesthroughouteachofhisplays, whichalsoledtoadebate,themesincluding,love,hatred,power,incest,butaboveallisrevenge RevengeisathemethathasbeenunquestionablydisplayedinShakespeare'splayHamletalongwith multipleotherthemes.
ClaudiushadsecretlysentordersforthedeathofHamletuponhisarrivaltoEngland.InClaudius' speechtoQueenGertrudehepursuestoconvinceherthatHamletdeservessuchviolentpunishments duetohisactions.Throughouthisspeechtheaudienceiscompletelyawarethatthisisasetupdone byClaudiushimself.Thisspeechbuildsafeelingofdistanceandmistrustbetweentheaudienceand ClaudiusastheyareentirelyawarewasthereasonsbehindHamletsbanishment.Byhiswordingin thespeechitdisplaysClaudius'characterasaliar.IftobesittinginanElizabethan
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