2. William Shakespeare A PowerPoint Presentation by John McBrayer

3. Born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England Parents were John and Mary Shakespeare Attended The King’s New School in Stratford, where he gained a lifelong love of Latin authors

4. Family Life In 1582, William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway 1583 – Susanna Shakespeare born 1585 – Hamnet and Judith, twins, were born Will and Anne SusannaHamnetJudith

5. Shakespeare wrote many kinds of plays, such as:

6. Comedies Comedies were plays with happy endings, normally a marriage. Some of his comedies include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream As You Like It The Taming of the Shrew Twelfth Night, or What You Will The Merry Wives of Windsor

7. Tragedies Tragedies are plays where a character brings about their own destruction. Some examples are: Romeo and Juliet Othello Macbeth Hamlet Titus Adronicus

8. Histories Shakespeare’s histories are plays based on the lives of English kings. This category includes: King John Richard II Henry IV, Part 1 and 2 Henry V Richard III

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