1. By Logan Caraballo

2. Personal life

3. personal William Shakespeare was born in 1564 on April 23 rd Lived in Stratford “upon Avon” Married Anne Hathaway at the age of 18 (she was 26) Moved to England in 1952 to begin working with theaters Later joined Large theater troupe, The chamberlains men Wrote 38 plays during career. professional

4. William Shakespeare attended the Stratford grammar school from dawn to dusk, working hard, long hours of studying. Born under Mary Arden and John Shakespeare Married Anne Hathaway in 1582 First child – daughter - born in 1583 (Susanna) Twins born (Hamnet & Judith born) 1585

5. Shakespeare moved to England in 1592 to begin work with local theaters. Shakespeare's first play “Henry VI part 2” produced. Shakespeare joins chamberlains men in 1594, which later became the “Kings men” but converted back to the original name.

6. Hamnet dies Due to the black plague on Oct 20 th 1596 at age 11 The play “Hamlet” written in 1599 dedicated to sons death.

7. William Shakespeare and the theater

8. Joined in 1596 Performed mainly at, “The Theatre,” in Shoreditch before construction of the globe theater Henry VI, part 2 first Shakespeare play they performed. Most of Shakespeare's plays were written for the Chamberlains men.

9. Globe Theater Located in Southward Made partly from The dismantled pieces of “The Theater” Finished in 1599 Burned down in 1613 by “the great fire of London” Successfully rebuilt in 1614 When plays were banned from London in 1596, Shakespeare and his troupe moved to Swan Theater at Bankside Also performed at, “The Curtain” and “The Blackfriars” Other Stages

10. Henry VI part 2 (First play produced) Julius Caesar (first to be performed at globe theater The Tempest (last play Shakespeare wrote alone) Hamlet (written in dedication of his son, Hamnet) List of all plays here

11. Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets throughout the extent of his life. All seemingly interlocked, excluding his final 3. Done during low period in career Excerpt from sonnet 18 “Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May…”

12. “The greatest tragedy ever written”

13. It is a common misconception that “Romeo and Juliet” was a romance, but is in fact, a tragedy: Includes an extraordinary hero (Romeo) the hero dies, and the heroes death served a large purpose. These are all specifications of a tragedy

14. Romeo and Juliet takes place in Verona Italy around the early 1300’s. It is here where Montague and Capulet families are engaged in a constant feud. The Daughter (Juliet) of lord and lady Capulet, and the son (Romeo) of lord and lady Montague become star crossed lovers without their parents knowing. Through a tragic, and touching chain of events, the two (after a mistaken death) ensue their own deaths to remain together.

15. Written 1594 First performed 1595 Performed by Chamberlains Men at the globe theater One of the worlds best known plays to this day Movie produced in 1968

16. Shakespeare’s Sonnets. Ed. Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine, New Folger Library Shakespeare edition, 2004. Shakespeare's Sonnets. Ed. Stephen Booth. rpt. Yale, 2000. Shakespeare's Sonnets. Ed. Katherine Duncan-Jones. Arden Shakespeare, 1997. Helen Vendler, The Art of Shakespeare's Sonnets. Harvard, 1997. S. Schoenbaum, William Shakespeare: A Compact Documentary Life (Oxford, 1977) http://www.History-timelines.org. “William Shakespeare timeline.” William Shakespeare Timeline 1564-1616 (2010): 1. 4/15/2013 http://www.history- timelines.org.uk/people-timelines/08-william-shakespeare-timeline.htm. All pictures taken from Romeo and Juliet wikipedia