A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, King Lear. These are just a few examples of plays associated with the name William Shakespeare. Is William Shakespeare of Stratford the person who deserves to be noted as the best playwright of ... ...
... the exact same year, he had invested an amount of 60 pounds into the second biggest home in Stratford, the New Place. From 1601-1607, he wrote such plays as King Lear and Macbeth. On March 24, 1603, a tragedy had befallen all of England, Stratford included, Queen Elizabeth had died! She had absolutely adored Shakespeare's plays. His company performed a total of 32 ... ...
... . The 1570's however, did not prove as profitable and John lost much of his accumulated fortune. Due to his family's status in the community Young William most likely attended the King Edward VI School, a free grammar school in Stratford. If this assumption is true, this school would have given William a basic knowledge of written and spoken Latin as well as an ... well. He continued in this capacity for almost twenty years. The group averaged two plays per year and Burbage played the starring roles such as Richard III, Hamlet, Othello and Lear. With Shakespeare's success in the theatre ...
... up. The exact date of his birth is not known because not very many records were kept during this time. William went to grammar school, this school was called "The King's New School of Strathford-Upon-Avon." William attended School six days a week for nine hours each day. As a child William would also have fun, he would play many games with ... the income from the theatrical venture. William also invested in real estate and was wealthy. Most of William's stories and comedies were written before 1600. The great tragedies: Hamlet, Othello, Lear, MacBeth, Anthony and Cleopatra were belonged...
