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Back to Other Renaissance Writers = William Shakespeare (1564-1616) =

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__**Background** __
 * William Shakespeare was an Elizabethan poet, playwright, and actor-sharholder. On April 23, 1564, Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, a market town in Warwickshire.  (Grendler)


 *  John Shakespeare, William's father, was the son of Richard Shakespeare, who was a farmer in the village of Snitterfield.Mary Arden, William's mother, was the daughter of Richard Shakespeare's wealthy landlord, Robert Arden. (Brown Partworks Limited)



__**Schooling**__
 * William Shakespeare attended the King's New School in Stratford. He began at the age of seven a daily routine of Latin study from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. At the King's New School, William would have read many famous works by well-known Latin authors such as Ovid, Virgil, Plautus, and Terence from which his future works would be influenced. (Brown Partworks Limited) [[image:bea53628-f027-4b81-a663-153615d3a151.jpg width="297" height="200" align="right" caption="(Groundspeak, Inc.)"]]

__**Accomplishments **__
 * William Shakespeare was highly regarded as the best English writer of his time, as well as to this day. He became famous after joining one of the many residential companies of actors in London, and he began to write plays for them to perform. He very soon after earned his reputation as the greatest English playwright in history.  (Brown Partworks Limited)



__**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Works **__
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Shakespeare is the author of many well-known comedies, tragedies, histories, and poems as well as other types of literature. His many famous works include //Romeo and Juliet//, //A Midsummer Night's Dream//, //Hamlet//, and //Twelfth Night//. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">(Grendler)