The Life of William Shakespeare
The Life of William ShakespeareThe Life of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was one of the greatest dramatist of his time. Shakespeare was born on April 23,1564 in Stratford-on-Avon. John Shakespeare, William’s father, trained as a glove maker. In addition to his glove making he also traded as a wool dealer and held many official positions such as: mayor, town council men and Justice of Peace. While William’s father was financially supporting the family, his wife, Mary stayed at home and tended to eight children including William.
During the 1500’s Shakespeare attended Stratford Grammar School. While attending school he studied written classics in Latin and Greek. The classical writers that William studied in school inspired him to write some of his now famous plays and poetry.
After finishing school at age 18 he married a woman named Anne Hathaway who was the daughter of Richard Hathaway, a local farmer. Her home known as Hathaway’s Cottage, is still in the village of Shottery, which is a mile away from Stratford. They were married on November 27,1582 and at that time Anne was twenty-six years old. They had their first daughter on May 26,1583. Her name was Susana. Susana was baptised on the twenty-sixth of May in the year of 1583. In 1585 Anne gave birth to a set of twin girls named, Judith and Hamnet. Hamnet soon passed away in 1596 at a mere age of eleven.
To this day we still do not know when or why William Shakespeare left his home town, Stratford, for London. There are many various stories and traditions about his so called “Hidden Years,” between the years of 1585 and 1592, a period of time in which there is no evidence of his life. One tale tells how he was caught poaching a deer in Charlecote Prak, near Stratford, and went off to London to avoid prosecution. A common tradition suspects that Shakespeare was a schoolmaster for some years. When Shakespeare was growing up, drama was a significant part of his home town social life. Often local people put on amateur shows, the town was regularly by London-based companies of actors and William may have joined one of them. He probably arrived in London around 1586/7.
During the hidden years of Shakespeare man people concluded that he was running from the law or was suspected to be a school teacher. Evidence about Shakespeare was found he established himself a actor. He began to write many plays. During his acting career he wrote two long poems titled “Venus and Adonis” and “Rape of Lucrece.” Shakespeare’s plays were performed in “Lord Chamberlines Men,” which later became known as “The King’s Men.” In 1599 the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, the acting company that...
To view the complete essay, you be registered.