By Jaskaren Sandhu, Cara Harris and Radeyah Anjum Music

THE CHILDHOOD AND EDUCATION OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Shakespeare was born on 26 th April 1564 in Stratford Upon-Avon. William was given a free education, because of his father’s position in the community Nothing is known nowadays about how long Shakespeare attended school William Shakespeare attended King Edward IV Grammar School and received an education in Stratford from the age of 7 in 1571 and left school and formal education when he was fourteen in 1578

Schoolboy to playwright The next documented event in Shakespeare's life- after he left school, is his marriage in 1582 to Anne Hathaway, daughter of a farmer. The couple had a daughter the following year and twins in There is now another gap, referred to by some scholars as 'the lost years', with Shakespeare only reappearing in London in 1592, when he was already working in the theatre. Anne Hathaway Shakespeare Judith and Susanna- the daughters

The works of Shakespeare Shakespeare had three professions: Poet Actor Playwright He wrote plays, popular plays include: Romeo and Juliet Hamlet A midsummer night’s dream Macbeth Etc.

Shakespeare's last years Shakespeare retired from the stage by 1613,. his last few years were seemingly quiet. However there was one incident about his involvement in a heated and lengthy dispute over the enclosure of common-fields around Stratford. Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616 and was buried at Holy Trinity Church, Stratford. A monument to him has since been built in Poets Corner of Westminster Abbey. Seven years after his death his fellow actors published the First Folio edition of Shakespeare’s plays.

1.What school did Shakespeare attend? 2.Who was he married to? 3.Where was he born? 4.Name 2 famous plays he wrote? 5.Where is his body buried? 6.How old was he when he left school? 7.What date was he born?