Shakespeare

EDUCATION

WHEN WAS HE BORN?

ANNE HATHAWAY

6 things about

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

THE GLOBE theatre

LONDON

THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S MEN

MACBETH

ROMEO & JULIET

HAMLET

SHAKESPEARE PLAYS

A Midsummer's night dream

The Tempest

Othello

SHAKESPEARE MULTIPLE CHOICE

QUIZ

ROMEO & JULIT QUIZ

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

THE GLOBE THEATRE

CLOZE

PLAYS

Shakespeare and his business partners decided to build their own theatre.They built THE GLOBE by the river Thames in London

LONDON

In the mid-1580s Shakespeare arrived in London. First, he worked as a horse attendant at some of London's theatres. By 1592 he was earning money as an actor and a playwright

EDUCATION

It is thought he went to school at King's New school in Stratford

MARRIAGE

On November 28th 1582, at the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, she was 26 years old. They had a baby called Susanna in 1583. Two years later Anne gave birth two twins Hamnet and Judit but at the age of 11 Hamnet died

THE GLOBE

Shakespeare became a managing partner of The Lord Chamberlain's Men, an acting company. After King James I was crowned they became The King's Men. Shakespeare began to sell some of his written work

Shakespeare wrote heartrending plays, called tragedies and comedy plays. he acted in several of his plays in front of Queen Elisabeth I. he often included the themes of religion, love and monarchy in his plays

HIS EARLY LIFE

He was born on April 23rd 1564 in Stratford upon Avon. His father was a leather merchant and his mother was a local landed heiress