What kind of person was William Shakespeare?

Answer 1

William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

Thousands of his new words and phrases are commonly used in spoken English today. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "The Bard").

His plays are regularly performed at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in his birthplace of Stratford-on-Avon.

His surviving works consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems.

His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

William Shakespeare lived in the days of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I. He was assumed to be born on April 26, 1564 and died in 1616.

Some of his better known works include Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, King Lear, and Macbeth.

William Shakespeare had 7 siblings- 4 sisters (two died as infants) and 3 brothers.

William Shakespeare's mother and father were called Mary and John.

William Shakespeare only had one sibling who outlived him. Her name was Joan Hart.

William Shakespeare was arguably the greatest writer (certainly the most celebrated playwright) in the history of the world whose work has been performed and studied regularly for almost 500 years. Because of the age of his work some of it can be a little hard to access for the modern reader but it is worth persevering as Shakespeare's work is considered by many a highlight of mankinds cultural achievements.

He was extremely prolific with 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems attested to him. Although he was a great inventor of stories much of his work is based on interpretation of historical events or previously told legends. His genius lies more in his use (and creation) of language to paint emotive situations. He is credited with introducing many hundreds of new words and phrases into the English language and even if you have never read a word of his work you certainly will have used some of his expressions.

His life was a busy and interesting one (regardless of his work) too - he was quite a player! If you don't know who he was then please find out. Its worth it.

He wrote many popular plays.

born: April 23 1564

died: April 23 1616

Mom: Mary Arden

Dad: John Shakespeare

Baptized: April 26 1564

siblings: several sisters, only one of whom reached adulthood, and three brothers

Schooling: grammar school until the age of 14

Shakespeare has invented about 1,700 simple words and phrases we know today.

Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway when he was eighteen.

Answer 2

William Shakespeare was a poet, actor and a playwright.

He also invented many of the words and phrases that we use today. Born ahead if his time, he was never a mere playwright. If you see his plays done in a modern way, the humour and cleverness are there for all to see. Basing most of his characters on real people and places, he was almost a historian who was able to characterise the moods of the day.

Answer 3

1. No fully-authenticated portrait of Shakespeare in oils, painted while he was alive, is known to exist.
2. Shakespeare never published any of his plays because he did not own the right to publish them. As with all other playwrights of the time, the acting company owned the right to publish plays, not the author.
3. All of his grandchildren died childless. Shakespeare has no living descendants.
4. No one knows his actual birthday. He was baptised April 26, 1564.
5. He was the first person to use the word assassination, in his play Macbeth. The word assassin was well-known before Shakespeare came along
6. He died in his home town Stratford-Upon-Avon in the age 52 on April 23, 1616
7. About half of his plays were published for the first time seven years after he died, in an omnibus volume called The First Folio.
8. Shakespeare's wife was eight years older than he was, and she still survived him.

Answer 4

William Shakespeare can be described as one of the best authors of al times. He wrote many poems and plays which are still used in modern days. The Sonnets is one of his famous works and was published in 1609.

Answer 5

Shakespeare was, by the standards of his time, a moderately well-educated man, having attended grammar school but not university. He seems to have been personally well-liked by those who knew him and worked with him. We cannot be sure exactly what his relations were with his wife, although it would appear that he was able to seduce her in the first place despite being much younger and without prospects. He was very conscious of social position, as witness his long effort to be granted a coat of arms, which entitled him to call himself "gentleman". In fact he may have been a bit of a snob. He was a successful businessman and knew the value of a shilling. Some people think that he may have been a little tight-fisted. Due to what are known as "the lost years," (between the birth of the twins in 1585 and Greene's Groatsworth in 1592) nothing whatsoever is known about what Shakespeare was doing apart from what we can guess, which gives you an idea of how scarce our information is..

Answer 6

Shakespeare was a famous play writer of the 1500's - 1600's.

Answer 7

He is a playright that lived in the 17th century. He is the best playwright in the world to this day. Often nicknamed 'the Bard' his plays were performed at the Globe Theatre in London.

Answer 8

Willam Shakespeare is an English playwright who was born in Stratford, hope this information helped you.

Answer 9

I think he was an excellent poet and playwright. What do you think?

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