Shakespear
Shakespeare Remembered
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford -upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. Although his original birth date is unknown, it is usually said that he was born on the 23rd of April in 1564 on St. George's Day, and was baptized on the 26th just three days later. As a boy, he grew up in a very disciplined household; waking up very early every morning to go to school for long hours, where he learned grammar associated with Latin classical authors and how to translate the language back and forth. At age 18 he married the 26 year old Anne Hathaway. Six months after their marriage, Anne gave birth to their first child Susanna. Two years later she gave birth to twins, and that is when Shakespeare left without a trace as to his where he was going. He is later mentioned in 1592 to be a part of the London theatre. Having disappeared for seven years from 1585-1592, scholars call these years Shakespeare's "lost years". There are many speculations as to what Shakespeare was doing these seven years. Some say he fled town to escape prosecution for deer poaching, others say he became a schoolmaster in Lancashire.
One thing is for certain, when Shakespeare was found he was doing very well within the literary and theatrical community. It isn't known exactly when Shakespeare started writing, but records show that many of plays were being performed on London stages by 1592. He was doing well enough to receive hostility from Robert Greene in his Groats-Worth of Wits. Greene's attack on Shakespeare is the earliest surviving mention of Shakespeare's career as a playwright in the theatre. By 1594 after the plague Shakespeare joined a new company called the "Lord Chamberlain's Men". Shakespeare himself worked as an actor and also served as a playwright for them, writing two plays a year. They performed at the Theatre in north London, which happened to be owned by James Burbage, the father of Richard Burbage the star actor in the
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford -upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. Although his original birth date is unknown, it is usually said that he was born on the 23rd of April in 1564 on St. George's Day, and was baptized on the 26th just three days later. As a boy, he grew up in a very disciplined household; waking up very early every morning to go to school for long hours, where he learned grammar associated with Latin classical authors and how to translate the language back and forth. At age 18 he married the 26 year old Anne Hathaway. Six months after their marriage, Anne gave birth to their first child Susanna. Two years later she gave birth to twins, and that is when Shakespeare left without a trace as to his where he was going. He is later mentioned in 1592 to be a part of the London theatre. Having disappeared for seven years from 1585-1592, scholars call these years Shakespeare's "lost years". There are many speculations as to what Shakespeare was doing these seven years. Some say he fled town to escape prosecution for deer poaching, others say he became a schoolmaster in Lancashire.
One thing is for certain, when Shakespeare was found he was doing very well within the literary and theatrical community. It isn't known exactly when Shakespeare started writing, but records show that many of plays were being performed on London stages by 1592. He was doing well enough to receive hostility from Robert Greene in his Groats-Worth of Wits. Greene's attack on Shakespeare is the earliest surviving mention of Shakespeare's career as a playwright in the theatre. By 1594 after the plague Shakespeare joined a new company called the "Lord Chamberlain's Men". Shakespeare himself worked as an actor and also served as a playwright for them, writing two plays a year. They performed at the Theatre in north London, which happened to be owned by James Burbage, the father of Richard Burbage the star actor in the