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Biography of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare commonly referred to as England’s national poet or the ‘Bard of Avon’ was an accomplished playwright, poet, and actor. His exact dates of birth are unknown, but historians estimate his year of birth to be 1564 at Stratford-upon-Avon, England. He was a third-born son in a family of six of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden who worked as leather merchants. It is believed that Shakespeare attended King’s New School although no evidence has been found to this effect (Hadfield and Kenny 5). He actively participated in the Chamberlain’s Men Company of theatrical players in his mid-life. His transition to playwriting is mysterious as evidence to these facts is lacking. In his writings, Shakespeare captured range of conflict and human emotion.
Shakespeare recorded 37 plays from in between 1594 to 1613majoring in a variety of themes. The themes include comedies, histories, tragicomedies and tragedies to arouse feelings. His works include the renowned Romeo and Juliet, Merchant of Venice, Much Ado about nothing a midsummer night’s dream and many others (Holderness para.5). The recordings have received world recognition and are read more than any other books in their category. In his earlier books, he concentrated on histories and wrote books like Henry VI dramatizing how weak and corrupt leaders can have destructive results. He later ventured into the comedy writing books like the Twelfth night (Bibliography para.

9). During Shakespeare’s late periods in the 1600’s, he composed tragicomedies like The Winter’s Tale, Cymbeline, and The Tempest among others.
Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, and they had three kids: Susanna and twins Hamnet and Judith (Bibliography para. 6). The style of writing used by Shakespeare ranged from conventional writing to rhetorical phrases to elaborate metaphors. He is considered an innovative writer who adapted the traditional method of writing to create a freer words flow (Holderness para. 7). His metric pattern of composing plays consisted of blank verse or unrhymed iambic pentameter. Shakespeare died on April 23rd, 1616 and left the bulk of his wealth to his eldest daughter Susanna.
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Bibliography. “William Shakespeare’s Biography.” Bibliography website, 2010. Web. 26th February 2018. <https://www.biography.com/people/william-shakespeare-9480323>
Holderness, Graham. “Who was William Shakespeare?” On Biography DOI 10.13133/2283-8759-2, 2014. Web. 26 February 2018. <http://ojs.uniroma1.it/index.php/MemShakespeare/article/download/13200/13004>
Hadfield, Andrew, and Kenny, Amy. William Shakespeare. Oxford Bibliographies, 2013. Web. 26 February 2018. < http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199846719/obo-9780199846719-0085.xml>