dilluns, 17 de febrer del 2014

Shakespeare life

William Sheakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, on April 23 1564, and he died on his 52nd birthay, on April 23,1616 in Stratfrtod. His father, John Shakespeare was a glovemaker, a shop keeper, a land owner and a bailiff (mayor) of Stratfrod, and his mother, Mary Arden, inherited land which was bequeathed to William. He had seven brothers and sisters and his family was "well-off".
Sheakespeare, probably, attended to school until 15 yeard old. He studied latin, read mythology, Ovuid,... He married Ane Hathaway on Novembre 27, 1582 when he was only 18 years old, she was eight years older than him, and they had three children: Susanna and Hamnet and Judith, they were twins. He went to London to work as an actor and writer. In 1559, The Globe theatre was built in London, and he worked in it. This theatre was situated on the banks of the River Thames, where takes places some of the first perfomances, but in 1613, the theatre was destroyed by a fire. However, in 1997, a new reconstruction was built near the original site so you can go to the Globe Theatre to see one of the Sheakespeare play's. He was a great actor, he was member of a repertory group (Chamberlain's Men) and by 1592, he was recognized as a successful actor in London stage (as well as a leading poet).
The work of Shekespeare consists of 38 plays, 154 sonetos and some other poems. This work still surviving today, perhapes we all like his plays because they all contain fantastic stories. All the plays are full of parties, weddings and funerals.


Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564
Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564

Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564
Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564
Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564
Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564

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