WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

William Shakespeare was

born in Stratford-upon-Avon in

England in 1564.

Shakespeare was an actor

and a writer. He wrote thirty-

seven plays. He started

school in Stratford when he

was seven years old.

He studied Latin. The school day was

very long. In the summer, lessons

started at six o’clock in the morning

and finished at five o’clock in the

afternoon. He left school when he was

about thirteen.

In 1583 he moved to

London and he married to

Anne Hathaway. He was only

18 years.

Hathaway family’s house

First, he worked as an

actor. Then, he started to

write plays. He became

very rich and successfull.

His plays more interesting

were Romeo and Juliet,

Julius Caesar, Hamlet,

Othello, Macbeth and

Henry VIII.

ROMEO AND JULIET

Two young star-

croosed lovers whose deaths

ultimately reconcile

their feuding families

JULIUS CAESAR

He was a Roman general, statesman, Consul, and author of Latin prose.

HAMLET

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice

OTHELLO

MACBETH

It is considered one of his darkest and most powerful works.

HENRY VIII

It is based on the life of Henry VIII of England

He died in Stratford on 23rd April 1616, his birthday. On

exactly the same day, another great writer died in

Madrid. His name was Miguel de Cervantes.

Cervantes Shakespeare

I hope you liked.

Pepe Payá.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

-Wikipedia.

-Diccionario Enciclopédico Salvat.

-Oxford Spotlight. 2nd ESO