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Shakespeare

Shakespeare lived during the early modern period, a time in Western history that is set between the Middle Ages and the Industrial Revolution. He was educated at a school and by his father. He was a very good writer at his age and would write pages and pages of stories just for fun. He was educated for free, and also does not say how long he has attended school. William is the third child out of eight children the two before him had died. He had both brother and sisters but not sure how many he had. As he grew up William was taught manners, according to a code that his parents stressed, so that he could grow up to be a civilised man and pass the code of manners on to his own children. On 28 November 1582, the 18-year-old William Shakespeare married a 26-year-old woman, Anne Hathaway. Six months later, their daughter Susanna was born

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was a famous play writer, but we all know that I dug a little bit deeper into his life. Shakespeare’s hometown was in Stratford-Upon-Avon and lived their during his childhood. He was married to Anne Hathaway when he was only 18, and Anne happened to be 26. They got married at Temple Grafton which was about five miles away from Stratford. Little did Anne know Shakespeare was sneaky with women behind her back. He had many affairs with different women, but was never caught. Shakespeare never attended a University. Everybody knew that shakespeare was a famous play writer but they didn't know about his inner life.

Directions

Where was Shakespeare’s hometown? Was he really married? Did he have an affair? What do we really know about the man who lived over 500 years ago? It is not like he had a MySpace account to document his every move.

For those of you researching Shakespeare’s life, here are some guiding research questions that you can use to fill your webpage with information. These questions are designed to get you started – if you find other information that fits in, but doesn’t necessarily answer one particular question, it’s ok to write it down. Go above and beyond!!

· When & where was Shakespeare born? When & where did he die? Where is he buried (there are some cool photos of his gravesite as well as different monuments to Shakespeare)?
· What events characterized his childhood? Young adulthood? Adulthood? Old age?
· Creating a timeline for his life might be a good idea.

I highly encourage you to:
Follow any links that the web pages give you (as long as they’re not inappropriate & they are on task)
Go to the Media Center – World Book on-line connection. There are fabulous articles and links!

Links

Timeline of Shakespeare’s Life
This detailed timeline of Shakespeare is an extremely detailed look at several aspects of Shakespeare’s life. Try to focus on the details that pertain mainly to Shakespeare’s life. Be sure to take the biography quiz at the end of the timeline.

The Seven Ages of Shakespeare’s Life
This website, by the Internet Shakespeare Editions, looks at Shakespeare’s life in terms of the 7 ages of man, a famous soliloquy from As You Like It.