William shakespeare
Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor. He was born on 26 April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. His father was a successful local businessperson and his mother was the daughter of a landowner. Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and nicknamed the Bard of Avon. He wrote about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, of which the authorship of some is uncertain. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.
At the age of 18, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway. She was older than him by eight years. They had three children: Susanna and Hamnet and Judith were twins. Details about his life became very scarce after his marriage. But in his novels, he is believed to have spent much of his time writing and performing in London. He started a prosperous career in London between 1585 and 1592, as an actor, writer, and part-owner of a playing company called the Men of the Lord Chamberlain, later known as the Men of the King.
Between 1589 and 1613, Shakespeare created much of his documented research. His early plays were mostly comedies and tales, and these works are still considered some of the best works in these genres. Until around 1608, he primarily wrote tragedies, including Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth considered some of the finest works in the English language. He wrote tragicomedies in his last period, also known as romances, and collaborated with other playwrights.
Today, Shakespeare’s plays remain highly influential and are continuously studied, performed, and reinterpreted across the world in various cultural and political contexts.
He moved to Stratford around 1613, at the age of 49, where he died three years later. Few documents remain of Shakespeare’s private life. On 23 April 1616, at the age of 52 years, he died. “perfect health”perfect health. Shakespeare left the bulk of his great estate in his will to his elder daughter, Susanna.
