... Theatre and in 1608 owner of the Blackfriars Theatre. He retired to Stratford in 1613 and died in 1616. William Shakespeare is buried in the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford. During his career, he wrote 37 plays, 154 Sonnets, and two poems. No other writer's plays have been produced ... old Hamlet. When Hamlet speaks to her about "The Mousetrap", she is predictably annoyed with Hamlet because he has upset Claudius "Hamlet thou hast thy father much offended" but she shows no signs of having a guilty conscience. Her innocence is further proven by the astonishment in her reply "as kill a ....

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... in Stratford-upon-Avon where he was raised. He is the third of eight children being born to John and Mary Shakespeare, and is the oldest son. John was a well-known merchant and Mary was the daughter of a Roman Catholic member of the gentry. There is great speculation of Shakespeare's childhood ... that he never proceeded to university schooling, which has caused some debate concerning the composition of his works. As the eldest son, Shakespeare ordinarily would have been apprenticed to his father's shop so that he could learn and eventually take over the business, but according to one a...

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... Short EH 9-3 7 October 2002 William Shakespeare No one really knows when William Shakespeare was born. The Baptismal Register of the Holy Trinity Parish Church, in Stratford, shows the following entry for "April 26, 1564 Gulielmus filius Johannes Shakespeare." April 23 has ... birthday because it was custom that infants get baptized three days after their birth. The house on Henley Street in Stratford, owned by William's father, John, is accepted as Shakespeare's birthplace, but, because John Shakespeare owned one house on Greenhill Street and two houses on Henley Street, ... Margaret,...

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... a landed heiress. William's mother was Mary Arden who married John Shakespeare in 1557. The youngest daughter in her family, she inherited much of her father's landowning and farming estate when he died. John Shakespeare had a remarkable run of success as a merchant, and later as an alderman and high bailiff ... formed the town council. Interestingly, William himself is often described as a keen businessman so we can assume he got his business acumen from his father. In the Bard's case, the apple didn't fall far from the tree at all. William, according to the church register, was the .....

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... near London, England to Mary Arden and John Shakespeare. William's family was one of the rich families in that city and also very well known. His father was the mayor of Stratford, and his mother had inherited a whole bunch of land. William had 7 brothers and sisters. William married at the age of ... have never been the same. William Shakespeare died on his 52nd birthday. April 23, 1616 in Stratford. William was buried in the chancel of the church of holy trinity as a honored citizen. On his tombstone is carved a rather wry inscription: Good Friend, for Jesu's sake forbear To dig the dus...

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... his moral legitimacy to the throne. He talks of atoning for Richard II's death by going on a crusade, "to chase these pagans from those holy fields" (I.i.24). He never actually does anything to atone for Richard's death, the most he ever actually accomplishes is mentioning it, before the threat of ... other wars distracts him. The King is supposedly contrite about killing Richard, and realizes his own guilt, but he accuses his son of "riot and dishonor." The King seems more than a shade hypocritical, for the worst thing that Prince Hal ever does is commit a robbery as ... a joke. Hal i...

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... the evil of the deed" (391 Boyce). He had a chance to back out, as it seemed Lady Macbeth did when she said "Had he not resembled my father as he slept, I had done't"(2.2.12-13), but he still went through with it, letting evil and greed win over him. The witches also play a large role ... the battle that's going to happen between Macbeth and Macduff as a battle between good and holiness versus evil and darkness. Thither Macduff is gone to pray the holy king, Upon his aid to wake Northumberland and warlike Siward, That by the help of these- with Him above To ratify the work- we may again...

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William Shakespeare's Life William Shakespeare was born April 23rd, 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon. His father was a successful Glover and he was also the Mayor of Stratford. His mother had come form a farming family who was very prosperous. Through that, she ... or twelve, his family had become bankrupt. Normal people would attend grammar school till they were the age of 16, but William was forced to leave thanks to his father's financial difficulties. On November 27th, 1582, Shakespeare had got married to Anne Hathaway. She was eight years older then he was. The reason they got married is ... ...

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... a portrait of Shakespeare at a later age. William Shakespeare was born April 23, 1564 on Henley Street of Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Shakespeare was baptized April 26, 1564 at the Holy Trinity Church. Shakespeare's father was John Shakespeare, who was a glove maker and a leather merchant. John had great success in his career, but that success turned to failure in the 1570's. Shakespeare's mother ... lost years. Then in 1592 Shakespeare shows up in London. Shakespeare in London Actors were often treated poorly in London during Elizabethan times. Richard Burbage was an actor, so his fa...

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