Thursday, May 21, 2009

Historian

William Shakespeare

William was the third of eight children and the first Baron Shakespeare. Shakespeare studied at The King's New School of Stratford-upon-Avon. Between 1585 and 1592 but is to assume that Shakespeare had spent some years of his life reading the works that later became sources for many of their arguments. In 28 November 1582, William Shakespeare, at age 18, he married Anne Hathaway. She had 26 years and was the daughter of a prosperous farmer from Worcester. At six months was his first daughter was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on 26 May 1583 under the name Susanna. Two years later, on 2 February 1985 were born the twins Hamnet and Judith. The boy died at 11 years of age and Judith reach adulthood, casant up with Thomas Quiney in 1616 just months before his father's death. It is unknown what caused the transfer of the family but from 1592 are written references to his career as a writer in London. Also in 1592 the plague had ravaged the city of London and all the theaters had to be closed. The reopening of the theaters in 1593 would be crucial for the theatrical career of Shakespeare.
The 1596 Shakespeare lost his only son Baron, Hamnet of 11 years, was buried in Stradtford-upon-Avon. The loss of the child is remembered by Shakespeare in some verses of his historical drama King John. The purchase of one of the best houses in Stratford-upon-Avon from Shakespeare to 1597 shows that economic prosperity at that time already enjoyed the playwright. When John died in 1601 and William Shakespeare inherited the coat of arms of the family. 1607 to the great Shakespeare's daughter was married to the doctor John Hall in Stratford in 1608 and was born Elisabeth Hall, the only granddaughter who survive. Mary Shakespeare died in 1608 and was buried with all honors in the family mausoleum. It is believed that from then Shakespeare was increasingly moving away from the bustle of London and retired to Stratford-upon-Avon. Al died in 1613 only the three brothers that were in William. His youngest daughter, Judith were married in Stratford in February 1616 with that of Thomas Quiney who retains the only letter addressed to Shakespeare. Two months later, it is assumed that on 23 April, Shakespeare died to be buried on the 25th at the Church of the Holy Trinity. To 1623 was completed the funeral monument of Shakespeare, designed to Gheerart Janssen, who had a marble workshop alongside the Globe Theater in London. In addition to the engraving appeared in the First Folio, the statue of this monument is the only image that has been Shakespeare.

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