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William

Shakespeare
Madison Schmitt
Section .04
Who is Shakespeare?
Shakespeare is considered one
of the greatest playwrights of
all time. He had command of
the English language and
knowledge of humans. He
wrote many plays and his work
is famous world wide.

Shakespeare was born in


1564. He was married at the
age of 18 to Anne Hathaway.
They had three children
together. Shakespeare died in
1616.
Famous Works…

Plays:
Othello
Macbeth
Poems:
Romeo and Juliet
The Sonnets Hamlet
A Lover’s Complaint As You Like it
Venus and Adonis Much Ado About Nothing
A Midsummer Night’s
Dream
All’s Well That Ends Well
The Tempest
Resources
1. Modern World History (text)
2. http://education.yahoo.com/reference/en
cyclopedia/entry/Shakespe
3. http://www-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shak
espeare#Later_years

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