The Life of William Shakespeare

1. The Life of William Shakespeare

2. 1564 • 1564- William Shakespeare is born in Stratford upon Avon, to John and Mary Shakespeare.

3. 1571 - 1585 • 1571: Shakespeare begins his formal education at the age of 7, at the local grammar school. • 1582: Shakespeare, now age 18, marries Anne Hathaway, at the time she was 26. • 1583: William and Anne welcome their first child, Susanna. • 1585: William and Anne welcome their twins, Judith and Hamnet.

4. 1585 - 1593 • 1585 - 1592: It is believed that Shakespeare left his family to join a company of actors. • 1589 – 1590: Shakespeare wrote Henry VI, Part One during this time. • 1590 – 1591: Shakespeare wrote Henry VI, Part Two and Henry VI, Part III during these two years. • 1592 – 1593: Shakespeare wrote the poem Venus and Adonis during this time.

5. 1594 - 1595 • 1594: The Comedy of Errors, The Rape of Lucrece, Titus Andronicus, and The Taming of the Shrew are all written during this year. • 1595: During this year it is believed that Shakespeare wrote King John, Love Labour’s Lost, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Romeo and Juliet.

6. 1596 - 1598 • 1596: William writes The Merry Wives of Windsor. • 1597: He writes The Merchant of Venice and Henry IV, Part One during this year. • 1598: Shakespeare writes Henry IV, Part Two and becomes an established actor with his performance in Ben Johnson’s Every Man in his Humor.

7. 1599 – 1602 • 1599: In this year William writes Much Ado About Nothing and Julius Caesar is performed at the Globe Theatre for the first time. • 1600: Shakespeare writes Hamlet. • 1601: Shakespeare writes the narrative play The Phoenix and the Turtle. • 1602: He composes Troilus and Cressida.

8. The Globe Theatre

9. 1603 - 1611 • 1604: Shakespeare writes Measure for Measure during this year. • 1606: Antony and Cleopatra is written. • 1607 – 1608: Timon Of Athens, Pericles, and Coriolanus are composed. • 1609 – 1610: William writes Cymbeline during this time. • 1611: Shakespeare writes The Winter’s Tale and The Tempest.

10. 1612 - 1616 • 1613: The Globe Theatre burns down. • 1614: The Globe Theatre reopens. • 1616: William Shakespeare passes away, his burial is recorded in the Stratford holy Church.