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1564-1616

Shakespeare's Birthplace

 He is often called England's

national poetand The Swan of
Avon".
His extant works, including
somecollaborations, consist of
about38 plays,154 sonnets, two
longnarrative poems, and a few
other verses.

 Shakespeare produced most of his

known work between 1589 and 1613.
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Holy Trinity
Church
William
Shakespeare died
on his birthday,
April 23, 1616.
This is probably
more of a romantic
myth than reality,
but Shakespeare
was buried in The
Holy Trinity Church
in Stratford-uponAvon on April 25.

 The Globe Theatre in London has been

linked with Shakespeare through 400
years and three buildings.
It was built in 1599 by
Shakespeare'splaying company and
was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613.
The second Globe Theatre was built
on the same site by June 1614 and
closed in 1642.
A modern reconstruction of the Globe,
named "Shakespeare's Globe", opened
in 1997 .

GLOBE

THEATRE

1) When was Shakespeare born?

-Shakespeare was born in 1564.

QUIZ

2) How many plays and sonnets did

Shakespeare write?
-Shakespeare wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets.
3) Where was Shakespeare born?
-Shakespeare was born in Stratford-UponAvon, England.
4) Where was Shakespeare interred?
-Shakespeare was interred in The Holly Trinity
Church.

THE END