Informative Essay On William Shakespeare
Andrew Zubiate
English IV, Period 5
Mr. Lewis
15 March 2013
William Shakespeare William Shakespeare is one of the most well-known and most inspired writers that ever was. There are no existing birth records that state the true birth of William Shakespeare. There are church records that say he was baptized April 26, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. So scholars believe he must have been born around that date and they believe that that date wads April 23,1564. William was the son of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. John was a leather merchant and Mary was a local landed heiress. William had 5 other siblings. He had two older sisters named Joan and Judith and had three younger brothers named Gilbert, Richard, and Edmund. There are many records about his childhood and some of the things that he did but there are no records of him ever getting school. They believe that he attended Kings New School. …show more content…
While he was writing and acting, he joined a company named The Lord Chamberlains. It was an acting company out of London. But when the new king was crowned they had to change their name of the company. So when King James I was crowned the company name was changed to Kings Men. This company played a big role in Shakespeare life. Not only did he perform with the group, the group would perform some of the plays that he wrote. Theater played a big role in London. It also played a role in Shakespeare’s life. By 1597 published 15 of his 37. Since he started to be serious about his writing he decided to move him and his family to London where he bought the biggest house in London. Most of the days he spent it either writing or acting. But he got so into the theater that he got a group of his own business partners and made the decision to build his own theater. The theater that they would be built would be the most famous theater ever built. The name of this theater was The Globe
English IV, Period 5
Mr. Lewis
15 March 2013
William Shakespeare William Shakespeare is one of the most well-known and most inspired writers that ever was. There are no existing birth records that state the true birth of William Shakespeare. There are church records that say he was baptized April 26, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. So scholars believe he must have been born around that date and they believe that that date wads April 23,1564. William was the son of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. John was a leather merchant and Mary was a local landed heiress. William had 5 other siblings. He had two older sisters named Joan and Judith and had three younger brothers named Gilbert, Richard, and Edmund. There are many records about his childhood and some of the things that he did but there are no records of him ever getting school. They believe that he attended Kings New School. …show more content…
While he was writing and acting, he joined a company named The Lord Chamberlains. It was an acting company out of London. But when the new king was crowned they had to change their name of the company. So when King James I was crowned the company name was changed to Kings Men. This company played a big role in Shakespeare life. Not only did he perform with the group, the group would perform some of the plays that he wrote. Theater played a big role in London. It also played a role in Shakespeare’s life. By 1597 published 15 of his 37. Since he started to be serious about his writing he decided to move him and his family to London where he bought the biggest house in London. Most of the days he spent it either writing or acting. But he got so into the theater that he got a group of his own business partners and made the decision to build his own theater. The theater that they would be built would be the most famous theater ever built. The name of this theater was The Globe