William Shakespeare (1564

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William Shakespeare
(1564
1616)

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The life of William Shakespeare
W. Shakespeare was born on
April 23, 1564 in Stratford-onAvon. His father was a glovemaker. William went to a grammar
school and had a good education.
There he learned to love reading.
William married when he was
still a teenager. His wife, Anne
Hathaway, was several years older
than he was. He carved his living
helping his father in the family
business. He had three children
when he left for London in 1587.
Some people say that the reason
he had left his wife and children
was his love to poetry and theatre.

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In London Shakespeare
began to act and to write
plays and soon became an
important member of a
well-known acting
company. Most of his
plays were performed in
the Globe Theatre, built on
the bank of the River
Thames. In 1613 he
stopped writing and went
back to live in Stratford.
There he died in 1616.

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The river Avon
Stratford stands on the
river Avon and is one of the
oldest market towns. It has
still preserved its own
atmosphere. The houses
are small. Some of them
date back to Shakespeare’s
time.

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The main attractions of Stratford associated
with william Shakespeare and his life
Shakespeare's Birthplace
Holy Trinity Church
Shakespeare's Grammar School
Anne Hathaway's Cottage
The Royal Shakespeare Company

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The Greatest day in the year
April 23rd,
Shakespeare’s birthday,
is the greatest day in the
year at Stratford.The
largest crowd gathers
here on the Bard’s
birthday. This is the day
when William
Shakespeare was born
and , by a strange
coincidence, died.

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Shakespeare Festivals
Stratford is now
famous for its
Shakespeare festivals.
Every year a lot of
people come to
Stratford for the
Festival season which
lasts from April to
September.

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The Monument to
William Shakespeare
Among other sights
connected with the
name of
Shakespeare there
is an interesting
monument with the
statue of the great
poet on the top and
with characters
from his plays
round it.

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The most famous plays written by
Shakespeare
1590-1593 " The Taming of the Shrew “
1593 "The Comedy of Errors“
1595 “Romeo and Juliet“
1596 “A Midsummer Night‘s Dream“
1599 “Julius Caesar“
1600 “As You Like It“
1600 “Twelfth Night“
1601 “Hamlet“
1603 “All’s Well That Ends Well"
1604 “Othello”
1606 “ King Lear”

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“A Midsummer Night‘s Dream“

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“Twelfth
Night ”

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“Othello”

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“Romeo and Juliet“

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Sonnets
But with all his works as
a playwright, William
Shakespeare is also
known as the author of
different sonnets, which
are devoted to his close
friend and to the only
woman in his life
(unfortunately we do not
know her name).

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W. Shakespeare
wrote:
154 sonnets;
37 plays (tragedies and
comedies);
2 poems
Shakespeare`s ideas of
love, freedom and
humanism are still
very popular
nowadays.