William Shakespeare he was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564 and he died in 1616. He was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. His surviving work consists of 38 plays, 154 sonnets and some other poems.
At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with who he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Shakespeare produced most of his known work between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were mainly comedies and histories and these works remain regarded as some of the best work produced in these genres. He then wrote mainly tragedies until about 1608, considered some of the finest works in the English language. In his last phase, he wrote tragicomedies, also known as romances, and collaborated with other playwrights.
William
Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright, and is widely regarded as the
greatest writer in the English language. He was born in
Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564 and he died in 1616.
His surviving work consists of 38 plays, 154 sonnets (a special type of
poem with 14 lines) and some other poems. He is best known for his
plays, which have been translated into every major language and are
performed more than those of any other playwright in the world.
When William Shakespeare was 18 years old he married Anne Hathaway,
and they had three children. Shakespeare went to London to work as an
actor and a writer. In 1599 the Globe Theatre was built in London and it
was in this theatre, situated on the banks of the River Thames, that
some of Shakespeare's plays were first performed. In 1613 the theatre
was destroyed by a fire. However, a modern reconstruction of the theatre
was built near the original site in 1997 so even today you can go to
the Globe Theatre to see one of Shakespeare's plays.
Shakespeare’s work is still very popular today. But why do we like
these old plays? Perhaps it is because they all contain fantastic
stories. His characters suffer bloody battles, deaths by poison, huge
family fights, problems between brothers and sisters, problems between
parents and children ... The plays are also full of parties, weddings
and funerals. They are quite simply action-packed.
- See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/shakespeare#sthash.QrRpbZCS.dpuf
William
Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright, and is widely regarded as the
greatest writer in the English language. He was born in
Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564 and he died in 1616.
His surviving work consists of 38 plays, 154 sonnets (a special type of
poem with 14 lines) and some other poems. He is best known for his
plays, which have been translated into every major language and are
performed more than those of any other playwright in the world.
When William Shakespeare was 18 years old he married Anne Hathaway,
and they had three children. Shakespeare went to London to work as an
actor and a writer. In 1599 the Globe Theatre was built in London and it
was in this theatre, situated on the banks of the River Thames, that
some of Shakespeare's plays were first performed. In 1613 the theatre
was destroyed by a fire. However, a modern reconstruction of the theatre
was built near the original site in 1997 so even today you can go to
the Globe Theatre to see one of Shakespeare's plays.
Shakespeare’s work is still very popular today. But why do we like
these old plays? Perhaps it is because they all contain fantastic
stories. His characters suffer bloody battles, deaths by poison, huge
family fights, problems between brothers and sisters, problems between
parents and children ... The plays are also full of parties, weddings
and funerals. They are quite simply action-packed.
- See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/shakespeare#sthash.QrRpbZCS.dpufV
William
Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright, and is widely regarded as the
greatest writer in the English language. He was born in
Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564 and he died in 1616.
His surviving work consists of 38 plays, 154 sonnets (a special type of
poem with 14 lines) and some other poems. He is best known for his
plays, which have been translated into every major language and are
performed more than those of any other playwright in the world.
When William Shakespeare was 18 years old he married Anne Hathaway,
and they had three children. Shakespeare went to London to work as an
actor and a writer. In 1599 the Globe Theatre was built in London and it
was in this theatre, situated on the banks of the River Thames, that
some of Shakespeare's plays were first performed. In 1613 the theatre
was destroyed by a fire. However, a modern reconstruction of the theatre
was built near the original site in 1997 so even today you can go to
the Globe Theatre to see one of Shakespeare's plays.
Shakespeare’s work is still very popular today. But why do we like
these old plays? Perhaps it is because they all contain fantastic
stories. His characters suffer bloody battles, deaths by poison, huge
family fights, problems between brothers and sisters, problems between
parents and children ... The plays are also full of parties, weddings
and funerals. They are quite simply action-packed.
- See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/shakespeare#sthash.QrRpbZCS.dpuf
William
Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright, and is widely regarded as the
greatest writer in the English language. He was born in
Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564 and he died in 1616.
His surviving work consists of 38 plays, 154 sonnets (a special type of
poem with 14 lines) and some other poems. He is best known for his
plays, which have been translated into every major language and are
performed more than those of any other playwright in the world.
When William Shakespeare was 18 years old he married Anne Hathaway,
and they had three children. Shakespeare went to London to work as an
actor and a writer. In 1599 the Globe Theatre was built in London and it
was in this theatre, situated on the banks of the River Thames, that
some of Shakespeare's plays were first performed. In 1613 the theatre
was destroyed by a fire. However, a modern reconstruction of the theatre
was built near the original site in 1997 so even today you can go to
the Globe Theatre to see one of Shakespeare's plays.
Shakespeare’s work is still very popular today. But why do we like
these old plays? Perhaps it is because they all contain fantastic
stories. His characters suffer bloody battles, deaths by poison, huge
family fights, problems between brothers and sisters, problems between
parents and children ... The plays are also full of parties, weddings
and funerals. They are quite simply action-packed.
- See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/shakespeare#sthash.QrRpbZCS.dpuf
William
Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright, and is widely regarded as the
greatest writer in the English language. He was born in
Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564 and he died in 1616.
His surviving work consists of 38 plays, 154 sonnets (a special type of
poem with 14 lines) and some other poems. He is best known for his
plays, which have been translated into every major language and are
performed more than those of any other playwright in the world.
When William Shakespeare was 18 years old he married Anne Hathaway,
and they had three children. Shakespeare went to London to work as an
actor and a writer. In 1599 the Globe Theatre was built in London and it
was in this theatre, situated on the banks of the River Thames, that
some of Shakespeare's plays were first performed. In 1613 the theatre
was destroyed by a fire. However, a modern reconstruction of the theatre
was built near the original site in 1997 so even today you can go to
the Globe Theatre to see one of Shakespeare's plays.
Shakespeare’s work is still very popular today. But why do we like
these old plays? Perhaps it is because they all contain fantastic
stories. His characters suffer bloody battles, deaths by poison, huge
family fights, problems between brothers and sisters, problems between
parents and children ... The plays are also full of parties, weddings
and funerals. They are quite simply action-packed.
- See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/shakespeare#sthash.QrRpbZCS.dpuf
William
Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright, and is widely regarded as the
greatest writer in the English language. He was born in
Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564 and he died in 1616.
His surviving work consists of 38 plays, 154 sonnets (a special type of
poem with 14 lines) and some other poems. He is best known for his
plays, which have been translated into every major language and are
performed more than those of any other playwright in the world.
When William Shakespeare was 18 years old he married Anne Hathaway,
and they had three children. Shakespeare went to London to work as an
actor and a writer. In 1599 the Globe Theatre was built in London and it
was in this theatre, situated on the banks of the River Thames, that
some of Shakespeare's plays were first performed. In 1613 the theatre
was destroyed by a fire. However, a modern reconstruction of the theatre
was built near the original site in 1997 so even today you can go to
the Globe Theatre to see one of Shakespeare's plays.
Shakespeare’s work is still very popular today. But why do we like
these old plays? Perhaps it is because they all contain fantastic
stories. His characters suffer bloody battles, deaths by poison, huge
family fights, problems between brothers and sisters, problems between
parents and children ... The plays are also full of parties, weddings
and funerals. They are quite simply action-packed.
- See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/shakespeare#sthash.QrRpbZCS.dpuf
William
Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright, and is widely regarded as the
greatest writer in the English language. He was born in
Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564 and he died in 1616.
His surviving work consists of 38 plays, 154 sonnets (a special type of
poem with 14 lines) and some other poems. He is best known for his
plays, which have been translated into every major language and are
performed more than those of any other playwright in the world.
When William Shakespeare was 18 years old he married Anne Hathaway,
and they had three children. Shakespeare went to London to work as an
actor and a writer. In 1599 the Globe Theatre was built in London and it
was in this theatre, situated on the banks of the River Thames, that
some of Shakespeare's plays were first performed. In 1613 the theatre
was destroyed by a fire. However, a modern reconstruction of the theatre
was built near the original site in 1997 so even today you can go to
the Globe Theatre to see one of Shakespeare's plays.
Shakespeare’s work is still very popular today. But why do we like
these old plays? Perhaps it is because they all contain fantastic
stories. His characters suffer bloody battles, deaths by poison, huge
family fights, problems between brothers and sisters, problems between
parents and children ... The plays are also full of parties, weddings
and funerals. They are quite simply action-packed.
- See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/shakespeare#sthash.QrRpbZCS.dpuf
William
Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright, and is widely regarded as the
greatest writer in the English language. He was born in
Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564 and he died in 1616.
His surviving work consists of 38 plays, 154 sonnets (a special type of
poem with 14 lines) and some other poems. He is best known for his
plays, which have been translated into every major language and are
performed more than those of any other playwright in the world.
When William Shakespeare was 18 years old he married Anne Hathaway,
and they had three children. Shakespeare went to London to work as an
actor and a writer. In 1599 the Globe Theatre was built in London and it
was in this theatre, situated on the banks of the River Thames, that
some of Shakespeare's plays were first performed. In 1613 the theatre
was destroyed by a fire. However, a modern reconstruction of the theatre
was built near the original site in 1997 so even today you can go to
the Globe Theatre to see one of Shakespeare's plays.
Shakespeare’s work is still very popular today. But why do we like
these old plays? Perhaps it is because they all contain fantastic
stories. His characters suffer bloody battles, deaths by poison, huge
family fights, problems between brothers and sisters, problems between
parents and children ... The plays are also full of parties, weddings
and funerals. They are quite simply action-packed.
- See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/shakespeare#sthash.QrRpbZCS.dpuf
William
Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright, and is widely regarded as the
greatest writer in the English language. He was born in
Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564 and he died in 1616.
His surviving work consists of 38 plays, 154 sonnets (a special type of
poem with 14 lines) and some other poems. He is best known for his
plays, which have been translated into every major language and are
performed more than those of any other playwright in the world.
When William Shakespeare was 18 years old he married Anne Hathaway,
and they had three children. Shakespeare went to London to work as an
actor and a writer. In 1599 the Globe Theatre was built in London and it
was in this theatre, situated on the banks of the River Thames, that
some of Shakespeare's plays were first performed. In 1613 the theatre
was destroyed by a fire. However, a modern reconstruction of the theatre
was built near the original site in 1997 so even today you can go to
the Globe Theatre to see one of Shakespeare's plays.
Shakespeare’s work is still very popular today. But why do we like
these old plays? Perhaps it is because they all contain fantastic
stories. His characters suffer bloody battles, deaths by poison, huge
family fights, problems between brothers and sisters, problems between
parents and children ... The plays are also full of parties, weddings
and funerals. They are quite simply action-packed.
- See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/shakespeare#sthash.QrRpbZCS.dpuf
William
Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright, and is widely regarded as the
greatest writer in the English language. He was born in
Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564 and he died in 1616.
His surviving work consists of 38 plays, 154 sonnets (a special type of
poem with 14 lines) and some other poems. He is best known for his
plays, which have been translated into every major language and are
performed more than those of any other playwright in the world.
When William Shakespeare was 18 years old he married Anne Hathaway,
and they had three children. Shakespeare went to London to work as an
actor and a writer. In 1599 the Globe Theatre was built in London and it
was in this theatre, situated on the banks of the River Thames, that
some of Shakespeare's plays were first performed. In 1613 the theatre
was destroyed by a fire. However, a modern reconstruction of the theatre
was built near the original site in 1997 so even today you can go to
the Globe Theatre to see one of Shakespeare's plays.
Shakespeare’s work is still very popular today. But why do we like
these old plays? Perhaps it is because they all contain fantastic
stories. His characters suffer bloody battles, deaths by poison, huge
family fights, problems between brothers and sisters, problems between
parents and children ... The plays are also full of parties, weddings
and funerals. They are quite simply action-packed.
- See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/shakespeare#sthash.QrRpbZCS.dpuf
William
Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright, and is widely regarded as the
greatest writer in the English language. He was born in
Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564 and he died in 1616.
His surviving work consists of 38 plays, 154 sonnets (a special type of
poem with 14 lines) and some other poems. He is best known for his
plays, which have been translated into every major language and are
performed more than those of any other playwright in the world.
When William Shakespeare was 18 years old he married Anne Hathaway,
and they had three children. Shakespeare went to London to work as an
actor and a writer. In 1599 the Globe Theatre was built in London and it
was in this theatre, situated on the banks of the River Thames, that
some of Shakespeare's plays were first performed. In 1613 the theatre
was destroyed by a fire. However, a modern reconstruction of the theatre
was built near the original site in 1997 so even today you can go to
the Globe Theatre to see one of Shakespeare's plays.
Shakespeare’s work is still very popular today. But why do we like
these old plays? Perhaps it is because they all contain fantastic
stories. His characters suffer bloody battles, deaths by poison, huge
family fights, problems between brothers and sisters, problems between
parents and children ... The plays are also full of parties, weddings
and funerals. They are quite simply action-packed.
- See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/shakespeare#sthash.QrRpbZCS.dpuf
William
Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright, and is widely regarded as the
greatest writer in the English language. He was born in
Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564 and he died in 1616.
His surviving work consists of 38 plays, 154 sonnets (a special type of
poem with 14 lines) and some other poems. He is best known for his
plays, which have been translated into every major language and are
performed more than those of any other playwright in the world.
When William Shakespeare was 18 years old he married Anne Hathaway,
and they had three children. Shakespeare went to London to work as an
actor and a writer. In 1599 the Globe Theatre was built in London and it
was in this theatre, situated on the banks of the River Thames, that
some of Shakespeare's plays were first performed. In 1613 the theatre
was destroyed by a fire. However, a modern reconstruction of the theatre
was built near the original site in 1997 so even today you can go to
the Globe Theatre to see one of Shakespeare's plays.
Shakespeare’s work is still very popular today. But why do we like
these old plays? Perhaps it is because they all contain fantastic
stories. His characters suffer bloody battles, deaths by poison, huge
family fights, problems between brothers and sisters, problems between
parents and children ... The plays are also full of parties, weddings
and funerals. They are quite simply action-packed.
- See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/shakespeare#sthash.QrRpbZCS.dpuf
William
Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright, and is widely regarded as the
greatest writer in the English language. He was born in
Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564 and he died in 1616.
His surviving work consists of 38 plays, 154 sonnets (a special type of
poem with 14 lines) and some other poems. He is best known for his
plays, which have been translated into every major language and are
performed more than those of any other playwright in the world.
When William Shakespeare was 18 years old he married Anne Hathaway,
and they had three children. Shakespeare went to London to work as an
actor and a writer. In 1599 the Globe Theatre was built in London and it
was in this theatre, situated on the banks of the River Thames, that
some of Shakespeare's plays were first performed. In 1613 the theatre
was destroyed by a fire. However, a modern reconstruction of the theatre
was built near the original site in 1997 so even today you can go to
the Globe Theatre to see one of Shakespeare's plays.
Shakespeare’s work is still very popular today. But why do we like
these old plays? Perhaps it is because they all contain fantastic
stories. His characters suffer bloody battles, deaths by poison, huge
family fights, problems between brothers and sisters, problems between
parents and children ... The plays are also full of parties, weddings
and funerals. They are quite simply action-packed.
- See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/shakespeare#sthash.QrRpbZCS.dpufV
William
Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright, and is widely regarded as the
greatest writer in the English language. He was born in
Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564 and he died in 1616.
His surviving work consists of 38 plays, 154 sonnets (a special type of
poem with 14 lines) and some other poems. He is best known for his
plays, which have been translated into every major language and are
performed more than those of any other playwright in the world.
When William Shakespeare was 18 years old he married Anne Hathaway,
and they had three children. Shakespeare went to London to work as an
actor and a writer. In 1599 the Globe Theatre was built in London and it
was in this theatre, situated on the banks of the River Thames, that
some of Shakespeare's plays were first performed. In 1613 the theatre
was destroyed by a fire. However, a modern reconstruction of the theatre
was built near the original site in 1997 so even today you can go to
the Globe Theatre to see one of Shakespeare's plays.
Shakespeare’s work is still very popular today. But why do we like
these old plays? Perhaps it is because they all contain fantastic
stories. His characters suffer bloody battles, deaths by poison, huge
family fights, problems between brothers and sisters, problems between
parents and children ... The plays are also full of parties, weddings
and funerals. They are quite simply action-packed.
- See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/shakespeare#sthash.QrRpbZCS.dpuf
William
Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright, and is widely regarded as the
greatest writer in the English language. He was born in
Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564 and he died in 1616.
His surviving work consists of 38 plays, 154 sonnets (a special type of
poem with 14 lines) and some other poems. He is best known for his
plays, which have been translated into every major language and are
performed more than those of any other playwright in the world.
When William Shakespeare was 18 years old he married Anne Hathaway,
and they had three children. Shakespeare went to London to work as an
actor and a writer. In 1599 the Globe Theatre was built in London and it
was in this theatre, situated on the banks of the River Thames, that
some of Shakespeare's plays were first performed. In 1613 the theatre
was destroyed by a fire. However, a modern reconstruction of the theatre
was built near the original site in 1997 so even today you can go to
the Globe Theatre to see one of Shakespeare's plays.
Shakespeare’s work is still very popular today. But why do we like
these old plays? Perhaps it is because they all contain fantastic
stories. His characters suffer bloody battles, deaths by poison, huge
family fights, problems between brothers and sisters, problems between
parents and children ... The plays are also full of parties, weddings
and funerals. They are quite simply action-packed.
- See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/shakespeare#sthash.QrRpbZCS.dpuf
William
Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright, and is widely regarded as the
greatest writer in the English language. He was born in
Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564 and he died in 1616.
His surviving work consists of 38 plays, 154 sonnets (a special type of
poem with 14 lines) and some other poems. He is best known for his
plays, which have been translated into every major language and are
performed more than those of any other playwright in the world.
When William Shakespeare was 18 years old he married Anne Hathaway,
and they had three children. Shakespeare went to London to work as an
actor and a writer. In 1599 the Globe Theatre was built in London and it
was in this theatre, situated on the banks of the River Thames, that
some of Shakespeare's plays were first performed. In 1613 the theatre
was destroyed by a fire. However, a modern reconstruction of the theatre
was built near the original site in 1997 so even today you can go to
the Globe Theatre to see one of Shakespeare's plays.
Shakespeare’s work is still very popular today. But why do we like
these old plays? Perhaps it is because they all contain fantastic
stories. His characters suffer bloody battles, deaths by poison, huge
family fights, problems between brothers and sisters, problems between
parents and children ... The plays are also full of parties, weddings
and funerals. They are quite simply action-packed.
- See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/shakespeare#sthash.QrRpbZCS.dpuf