5. Shakespeare was
born in Stratford-
upon-Avon in April
1564
He was the son of
John Shakespeare,
a glover, and Mary
Arden, a daughter
of the gentry.

6. Shakespeare was
baptized on 26 April
1564 was one of
eight children- his
brothers being
Gilbert, Richard and
Edmund and his
sisters being
Joan( died in
infancy), Margaret,
Anne, and Joan

7. Shakespeare attended the King Edward
VI Grammar School in Stratford, which
was set up by King Edward VI and was
free to all male children in England.
It is believed that one of Shakespeare’s
early plays- The Comedy of Errors was
written while he was at this school.
It is assumed that Shakespeare didn’t
receive any University education

9. On November 29th
1582, Shakespeare
married Anne
Hathaway at Temple
Grafton. It is an
interesting fact that
Shakespeare was 18
at the time of his
marriage while
Hathaway was 26.

10. On May 20th 1583, Shakespeare’s first child
Susanna was baptized at Stratford. He later
got two twins Hamnet and Judith.
The period from 1585 to 1592 are called
Shakespeare’s lost years as there is no
historical record of his life of this period.
There are claims that he worked as a
country school teacher during this period but
the authenticity hasn’t been verified.

12. Most historians believe that by 1592
Shakespeare left Stratford for London to
become a playwright.
By 1594, he became the part-owner of a
playing company called Lord
Chamberlain’s Men, sponsored by Lord
Chamberlain.
It became so popular that the new
Monarch, James I, proclaimed it as the
King’s Men.

14. By 1596 Shakespeare moved to the
parish of St. Helen’s Bishops gate.
In 1598, he appeared at the top of a list
of actors in “Every Man in his Humour”,
written by Ben Jonson. Also, his name
began to appear on the title pages of his
plays, presumably as a selling point.

16. There is a belief that Shakespeare,
who was a part owner of his theatre,
also acted in some parts of his plays.
It is said that he acted as Hamlet’s
father’s ghost in “Hamlet”, Adam in
“As You like it” and the chorus in
“Henry V”.
Shakespeare is believed to have
moved to Southward, across river
Thames in 1599.

18. Comedies
Plays Tragedies
Works
Historical dram
Long Poems
Poetry
Sonnets

19. Shakespeare died on April 23rd 1616, at
the age of 52. He was survived by his two
daughters, Susanna and Judith. There are
no real remaining relatives of
Shakespeare, although there are claims
that he was the real father of William
Davenant, his godson.
Susanna married Dr John Hall and
Shakespeare’s last surviving descendant
was their daughter Elizabeth Hall.

20. Shakespeare is buried in the chancel of
Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-
Avon. He was given the honor of being
buried in the chancel by purchasing a
tithe of £440.
A monument on the wall features a bust
of Shakespeare posed in the art of writing.
The epitaph on his tombstone says- “Good
friend , for Jesus sake forbear, To dig the
dust enclosed here, Blest here the man
that spares these stones and cursed be he
who moved my bones

24. Shakespeare wrote 38 plays, 12 dramas
and 152 sonnets.
Shakespeare’s plays have been
categorized into 3- Comedies, Histories
and Tragedies.
Some of Shakespeare’s well known
comedies are- The Tempest, The
Comedy of Errors, The Merchant of
Venice, Much Ado about Nothing, A
Midsummer Night’s Dream

28. Some of Shakespeare’s histories are –
King John, Richard II, Henry V, Richard
III, Henry VIII.
Shakespeare’s well known tragedies
are – Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet,
Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Anthony and
Cleopatra.

31.  Even though there is little known about
Shakespeare, there are lots of
controversies regarding the “Bard of
Avon”
 The main controversy is regarding the
authenticity of Shakespeare writing his
plays. There are many arguments put
forth suggesting that Shakespeare
wasn’t the original writer of his plays,
but no proof exists and therefore the
claims are disbelieved.

32. Shakespeare remains an inspiring
figure for all generations and it seems
like there will not be much known
about this great writer.