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THE LIFE OF
SHAKESPEARE
KELLY, KEANA,
RICHARD
Childhood
• Born in 1564, the precise date
is unknown
• He was John and Mary
Shakespeare's oldest surviving
child; their first two children,
both girls, did not live beyond
infancy.
• He died in 1616.
School life
• Shakespeare probably began
his education at the age of six
or seven at the Stratford
grammar school, which is still
standing only a short distance
from his house on Henley
Street and is in the care of
the Shakespeare Birthplace
Trust.
Play writing
• Was an English poet,
playwright, and actor, widely
regarded as the
greatest writer in the English
language and the world's preeminent dramatist. He is often
called England's national poet.
Literary
contributions
• Narrative poems - a form of poetry that
tells a story, often making the voices of
a narrator and characters as well
• Ex: Venus, Adonis, The rape of lucrece.
Literary
contributions
• Poetic drama: Verse drama is
any drama written as verse to be
spoken
• Ex: Richard ll, Richard lll, Romeo and
Juliet, Macbeth.