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William Shakespeare: The Master Playwright of Human Emotion

William Shakespeare (April 23, 1564 - 1616) was an iconic English playwright and poet, born in Stratford-upon-Avon. He was the third child of John Shakespeare, a merchant, and Mary Arden, a local heiress. Widely regarded as the greatest dramatist, Shakespeare's works encompass a vast range of human experience, earning him nicknames like "Bard of Avon" and "Swan of Avon." His powerful tragedies, including "Hamlet," "King Lear," "Othello," and "Macbeth," delve into themes of betrayal, moral conflict, and the complexity of the human heart.

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William Shakespeare: The Master Playwright of Human Emotion

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  1. WORLD HISTORY 1 S PROJECT - Teacher: Ms. Ross -

  2. William Shakespeare By: Tamara S. Antoine (April 23rd, 1564-1616)

  3. Who Was He? *An English playwright and poet. *He was Born at Holy Trinity Church on April 26, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon, England *He was the third child of John Shakespeare, a leather merchant, and Mary Arden, a local landed heiress. *He was considered the greatest dramatist of all time *He wrote plays that captured the complete range of human emotion and conflict *He was nicknamed “Bard of Avon” and “Swan of Avon” John S. Mary A.

  4. Early Life *William had two older sisters, Joan and Judith, and three younger brothers, Gilbert, Richard and Edmund. *Before birth, his father became a successful merchant and held official positions as alderman and bailiff, an office resembling a mayor. *His fathers fortunes declined sometime in the late 1570s. *Scholars “think” that he most likely attended the King's New School, in Stratford, which taught reading, writing and the classics. *

  5. Married Life *He married Anne Hathewayon November 28th, 1582, in Worcester, in Canterbury Province. *Anne was from Shottery, a small village a mile west of Stratford *William was 18 and Anne was 26, when they got married *Their first child was born on May 26, 1583, the daughter they named Susanna. *Two years later, they had twins on February 2, 1585, twins named Hamnetand Judith. *Sadly Hamnet died at the age of 11 of an unknown disease

  6. Williams Work *After 1600, that he wrote the tragedies Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth *Shakespeare's characters showed vivid impressions of human temperament that are timeless and wordly *tThebest known of these plays is Hamlet, which explores betrayal, retribution, incest and moral failure.

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