William Shakespeare
By, Cassie Jolley
Shakespeare’s Life and beginning
By, Cassie Jolley
Shakespeare birth is unknown but many celebrate the day on April 23. He lived in a small town Warwickshire called Stratford-upon-Avon where he lived with his mother Mary and father John. Shakespeare went to a grammar school in the city when he was a child. His life was simple and ordinary he married at the age at eighteen whose name was Anne Hathaway and had three little children Susanna, Hamlet and Judith. He and his wife raised these kids in is home town before Shakespeare felt there was something more for him a couple years after his kids where born he left for a long journey for London, England. When he finally made it to London soon after William Shakespeare started to write plays for a small repertory theater. Some of the plays written although some not sure if written for this theater are Hamlet, the ever so famous Romeo and Juliet and the tempest here are just a few even the list goes on and on.
What type of genre was he writing in?
Shakespeare wrote from inspiration of the world around him . This lead to the type of style he wrote in. He wrote in a style of early modern English so did a few other poets and playwrights but Shakespeare is more known for it. the genre specifically he wrote in was different for his plays depending on what type he was writing. He mainly uses a sad tone even for a comedy. mainly seen in Romeo and Juliet it light and loving all about there secret love that can never be but the tragedy is at the end when nothing comes between them. his writing still shows some life lessons in it with Romeo and Juliet it was nothing can withstand the power of true love. his poems use a similar pattern.
Shakespeare influences
Shakespeare used his influences to mold his plays and poems. these influences include roman playwrights great authers like Olivd and Sseneca but there is also historians that inspired his work like Holinshed. But his greatest inspiration was other playwrights and plays he had seen as a kid. these inspired him the most in almost all his plays with the exception of midsummers dream.
Why and how did he become so famous?
After Shakespeare finally settled into the new environment of London and his new job writing plays. People began to hear word of the great Shakespeare and the amazing plays he wrote. Through this fame he made more plays and the greater they where knowing everyone was watching. Most of the fame gained came from the Queen Elizabeth and how she raved about the plays she saw just her appearance made him more of a hit. What caused this was her high status and respect from the public. He was so talked about because of the well thought out scenes and how they related to the mood and emotions of the era. many people loved his works and still do.
The last days of his time
In the last days Shakespeare was still writing plays and close to his death though no one knows the exact reason for his death. most say he dead from fever a caught after having too much to drink at a meeting with Drayton and Ben Jonson. but before his death he soon retired to his home town of Stratford in 1613 at the age of forty nine. to spend his last days with his wife and kids. soon though he passed away on April 23, 1616. even though Shakespeare had died his plays still gained fame even though there was only one copy. seven years after his death his wife died but she kept the plays safe and well take care of in those years. Thanks to the well taken care of parchment through the generations we were able to find and collect most of his plays we read and study today.
how many plays and sonnets did he write
William Shakespeare wrote over 38 plays , 154 sonnets also a few poems. these are the most known plays, sonnet and poems in the world these have been translated into many languages and performed more than any other playwright. he is said to be the greatest wrighter in the English language.
What did he Invent or Leave Behind
He actually did invent something even though it's not expected of a writer. what he invented was words, words we still use today like amazing, bandit, accused ode, amazement and over 1700 more we owe him a lot for give him such a wonderful vocabulary. he left behind plays, sonnets, poems and a whole new vocabulary. he also left the very famouse quot " To be or not to be,"
Quotes
- "To be or not to be,"
- " Love all, trust few, do wrong to none,"
- " some are born great, some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them,"
- " all the world a stage, and all the men and women merly players: they have exits and their entrances : and one man his time plays many parts his acts being seven stages,"
- " To be or not to be that is the question,"
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