EARLY LIFE
WHEN WAS WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE BORN?
April 23, 1564
Could he attend university?
No
WHAT ARE SONNETS?
THEY ARE 14 LINE POEMS
WHAT IS WILLIAM'S WIFE'S NAME?
MARY
WHERE WAS HE BORN?
STRANFORD UPON AVON, ENGLAND
Did he have trouble running?
No.
How many plays did he write?
39
AT WHAT AGE DID SHAKESPEARE MARY HIS WIFE?
18
HOW MANY SIBLINGS DID HE HAVE?
5
HOW MANY CHILDREN DOES WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE HAVE?
3
How many pieces of writing did he sell world wide?
4 billion copies
How many sonnets did he write?
154
HOW MANY AWARDS DID WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE WIN?
WILLIAM NEVER WON ANY AWARDS
How many fires nearly wiped his house down?
2
WHAT YEAR DID SHAKESPEARE BECOME A WRITER AND ACTOR IN LONDON?
1592
WHAT ARE SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS KNOWN FOR?
Shakespeare's sonnets are known for exploring themes like love, beauty, time, and jealousy
WHAT WAS WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE?
William Shakespeare was an actor, a successful businessman, and an influential writer who invented many words, though he was a poor speller himself
He had a problem. What was it?
He couldn't speak confidently
How old was he when he became a actor and a writer in London?
28
WHAT ARE THE THREE MAIN CATAGORIES WILLIAM'S PLAYS FALL INTO?
COMEDIES, TRAGEDIES, AND HISTORIES