Concetti Chiave
- Shakespeare is celebrated as one of the most famous writers, with limited knowledge about his life, including uncertain birth date on April 23, 1554.
- Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, a tourist hub due to Shakespeare's house and the Royal Shakespeare Theater, situated along the river Avon.
- Married at 18 to Anne, with whom he had three children; Anne was eight years older than Shakespeare.
- Moved to London to pursue a theater career, becoming a playwright, actor, and theater administrator, notably with Chamberlain's Men and the Globe Theater.
- Authored 37 plays that appealed to both educated and uneducated audiences, categorized into tragedies, comedies, and histories, showcasing his skill in expressing real emotions.
He is considered one of the most famous writers. We don't know a lot about his life, we celebrate his birthday on 23th April 1554, but we are not sure.
He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, this town is a place for tourist because we can find Shakespeare house and the Royal Shakespeare Theater; this town is lies on the river Avon. His father was a glove-maker, he was a merchant, his mother was a quite rich woman because she came from a prosperous family, he could receive education at local grammar school.
At 18 he got married and he had three children a daughter and twins. His wife Anne was 8 years older than him.
We don't know when he became a man of theater, but at certain point he left Stratford and he went to London where he became a man of theater and writer. When in case of the plague theater closed he started writer sonnets. Later he became a member of the theater company, Chamberlain's Men, and he worked for the rest of his career as actor, playwrights and administrator of the theater, so he could was a complete man of the theater. He became a partners of the Global Theater and he cooperated with company.
Shakespeare came back to Stratford upon Avon and there he died when he was 52 years old. He wrote 37 plays, which it were knew between educated men and uneducated, this aspect is important because he took in consideration all social classes not only rich men. We can organized his works in three group, tragedies such as Romeo and Juliet or Hamlet; comedies such as The merchant of Venice or A Midsummer Night's Dream; and histories such as King John.
His works became very famous because he was really good to describe real feelings, from revenge to pardon, from envy to pity, from love to jealousy.
Domande da interrogazione
- ¿Cuándo y dónde nació William Shakespeare?
- ¿Cómo influyó la peste en la carrera de Shakespeare?
- ¿Qué tipos de obras escribió Shakespeare y por qué son importantes?
William Shakespeare nació en Stratford-upon-Avon, y celebramos su cumpleaños el 23 de abril de 1554, aunque no estamos seguros de la fecha exacta.
Durante la peste, cuando los teatros cerraron, Shakespeare comenzó a escribir sonetos, lo que marcó un cambio en su carrera hacia la escritura.
Shakespeare escribió tragedias, comedias e historias. Sus obras son importantes porque describen sentimientos reales y son accesibles para todas las clases sociales, no solo para los ricos.