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William Shakespeare Research Paper

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There were many famous and great playwrights, but one stands out the most, William
Shakespeare. What were the life events that shaped these well-known plays that are read all around the world and made into movies? Shakespeare allowed his life events to shape his plays and sonnets for the best that he wrote through his lifetime.
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.
Shakespeare was a well-known poet, playwright, and actor. From about 1594 Shakespeare was a part of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men company. Where he wrote plays that capture human emotion and conflict. William Shakespeare's plays are well-known and have been performed countless times; however, his personal life is a mystery. Shakespeare wrote 38 …show more content…

He made his money from dealing with farm wools and products. Around the year of 1556, John married Mary Arden at
Aston Cantlow church. In 1558, John was elected to the position of mayor. He soon became behind on his taxes and had to sell Mary Shakespeare’s, hie wife, estate to help pay off some of
McAdams 2 the debt he brought upon his family. Mary Arden came from a wealthy noble family. She lived between the years of 1540-1608. Children were lucky to survive till they were a year old. William had two older sisters that died before their first birthday, Joan and Margaret. Margaret died only after a year of being born. Joan was born during the time the plague was sweeping through Europe and took over half of the population. Gilbert was the second oldest son after William. He survived the plague and went on to live in London to find a career. His parents then had another girl they named Joan after their oldest daughter. She lived and married William Hart, together they had four children, but two had died before they reached childhood. The fourth born was a girl named Anne, her life was cut short when she died at the age of eight to an unknown cause. Richard was the …show more content…

It is assumed he went to school since his father was very influential in their community. Tuition would most likely have been free of charge since his father was a public officer. The play The
Merry Wives of Windsor is about William’s school years. This play has a scene in it where the headmaster gives a quiz to the students, which one of them is named William. Shakespeare.
Shakespeare would have learned more Latin in school, however the masters let them they would have touched a little on English. He would have been more familiar with Latin authors and plays.
There is some questions about Shakespeare's authorship of his works, since his education is under question due to the little information on it.
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There is a time period of Shakespeare life that isn’t document and no one truly knows what happen. These years were known as the “Lost Years” of Shakespeare’s life. In this time period, Shakespeare was forced to leave school around the age of 14. William and his brother were both removed from school because financial their father could not pay any longer.

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