William Shakespeare was born in the English city of Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564. He went to the local grammar school where he learnt about poetry, history, Greek and Latin. When William turned 18 he got married Anne Hathway and they had 3 kids together. Eventually Shakespeare and his family ended up in London where Shakespeare was working at the theatre.
William was part of an acting company called «Lord Chamberlain’s Men». He wrote plays for the Lord Chamberlain’s Men and he worked as an actor as well. His plays became very popular in London and soon the «Lord Chamberlain’s Men» were one of the most popular acting companies in the city.
Some of Shakespeare’s early palys include The Taming of the Shrew, Richard III, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Many of of Shakespeare’s greatest plays were written in the last half of his career. These included Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth.
Shakespeare is considered by many to be the greatest writer of the English language. He is also one of the most influential. Through his works, he credited with introducing nearly 3.000 words to the English language
Watch in the following video-link one of Shakespeare’s comedies, A Midsummer Night’s Dream!
