1. ORT Greenberg K. Tivon 1 William Shakespeare Biography Irena Tseitlin (based on Grose Educational Media)

2. ORT Greenberg K. Tivon 2  Cassius' words to Brutus in Julius Caesar could well be Shakespeare's words to his audience with respect to his plays: Julius Caesar Julius Caesar  And since you know you cannot see yourself So well as by reflection, I, your glass, Will modestly discover to yourself That of yourself which you yet know not of.

3. ORT Greenberg K. Tivon 3 William Shakespeare  In his dramatic works, Shakespeare has provided insights into human nature which, in the opinion of many of his disciples, equal those of the greatest modern psychologists.  The impact of the Bard's insights is compounded by a masterful use of the language which makes him the mostly widely studied English writer

4. ORT Greenberg K. Tivon 4 William Shakespeare  Church records indicate that William Shakespeare was baptised in Stratford- upon-Avon, Warwickshire on April 26, 1564. April 23 is widely accepted as his date of birth. Stratford- upon-Avon, WarwickshireStratford- upon-Avon, Warwickshire  His father was a respected tradesman (a glover who was involved in a variety of commercial activities) who held several important municipal offices.

5. ORT Greenberg K. Tivon 5 William Shakespeare  Shakespeare was probably educated at the local grammar school. He would have viewed local theatrical productions by groups of travelling players.  When he was eighteen he married the twenty-six year old Anne Hathaway. In May of 1583 she gave birth to their first daughter, Susanna. In 1585, twins, named Hamnet and Judith, were born.  Shortly thereafter, Shakespeare left Stratford. It is speculated that he was fleeing prosecution for poaching deer on the property of a local nobleman.

6. ORT Greenberg K. Tivon 6 William Shakespeare  By about 1587 he had arrived in London and begun his career as an actor and playwright.  In 1594, Shakespeare joined The Chamberlain's Men, a theatrical company which enjoyed the patronage of the royal court. It is believed that he was instrumental in enabling his father to receive a grant of arms from the College of Heralds in 1596. The following year he purchased New Place, one of the largest houses in Stratford. He was one of the proprietors of the Globe Theatre which was built in 1599. The Chamberlain's Menroyal courtGlobeThe Chamberlain's Menroyal courtGlobe

7. ORT Greenberg K. Tivon 7 William Shakespeare  Although he continued to contribute to the theatre in London until 1614, Shakespeare moved back to Stratford in 1610. He died on April 23, 1616 of a fever contracted after an evening of entertaining fellow writers, Ben Jonson and Michael Drayton, in his home. Shakespeare was buried on April 25 in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford under a gravestone bearing the following lines:  Good frend for Jesus sake forbeare To digg the dust enclosed heare; Blese be ye man yt spares these stones And curst be he yt moves my bones