2. The famous English poet,
playwright and actor William
Shakespeare was born in April 23
,1564.
His native town Stratford-upon-
Avon is in the centre of England.
He is ofen called England,s
national poet and the ‘’Bard of Avon’’.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
3. W. SHAKESPEARE’S FAMILY
W. Shakespeare was born and brought
up in Stratford –upon-Avon.
He went to school in Stratford and he
probably became a teacher.
At the age of 18 he married Anne
Hathaway With whom he had three
children. Susanna and twins Hamnet and
Judith.
His parents were. John Shakespeare
father and Mary Shakespeare mother.
4. SHAKESPEARE’S WORKS
W. Shakespeare, successful career began in London as an actor, writer
and part-owner of The Globe theatre. He quickly became a well-known
actor and playwright.
His extant works consist of about 38 plays, Including A Midsummer
Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet, 154 sonnets, two long poems and a
few other verses.
His tragedies including Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth were
the finest works.
7. Shakespeare returned to Stratford in
1611.
He died, aged exactly 52, on 23 April
1616.
Today 400 years later he is one of the
famous writers of the world, and there are
many films of his plays.
His grave is in Stratford but his
statue stands in Westminster Abbey in
London.
SHAKESPEARE’S DEATH
8. TODAY 400 YEARS
LATER WILLIAM
SHAKESPEARE IS
ONE OF THE MOST
FAMOUS
WRITERS IN THE
WORLD
AND THERE ARE
MANY FILMS OF HIS
PLAYS.
Thank you for attention!