William Shakespeare Biography

William Shakespeare is one of those famous actors and writers of the English language who has achieved worldwide recognition for his best-known works including As You Like It, King Lear and Hamlet.

William Shakespeare was actually born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England in 1564.

Nobody is really sure when he was actually born, although do understand that he was baptized on the same day as King Henry II. In 1582, he married Anne Hathaway and they had three children. William Shakespeare became very famous after his death and continues to be seen at special events all around the world.

His Life

The birth date of William Shakespeare is not exactly clear. Some sources mention that the real William Shakespeare was a tenant of the executor’s office in Stratford-upon-Avon for a short while and then for the last 10 years of his life lived in Venice. William Shakespeare trivia indicates that the real William Shakespeare did not write any of the plays that are now known as the works of William Shakespeare.

However, some famous lines of the English poet were actually written by the playwright. One famous example of this is the quote from the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In this play the king of England dreams that he is being murdered, but he knows that it is only a dream.

Playwright Career

The influence of the playwright was great because of his ability to draw strong characters, which made him a highly respected playwright in England and in Europe in general. William Shakespeare trivia shows that the poet is also an excellent singer and musician. Some of his tunes are still popular today and can be heard on the radio and even in some television programs.

William Shakespeare trivia will show that he wrote some of the most popular plays of all time including “Macbeth” and “Romeo and Juliet”. The play Macbeth was based on a true story that happened in Stratford-upon-Avon in which King Macbeth of Scotland was challenged by the archdeacon of the town for the right to the throne. After taking the throne Macbeth murdered the archdeacon and seized the throne for himself.

The play Hamlet is a bestseller among people of all ages. The famous actor is usually remembered by the term “The Merchant of Venice ”, which was later taken from the play by the Italian playwright Niccolomus Italianus.

The play is centered on a tragic event that occurs when the king of England, King Edward, and his queen Elizabeth are being transported to the Spanish island of Balearic Islands by the Spanish king with the purpose of recovering a kingdom from the Moors. The couple gets separated from their children and they become stranded there for over ten years.

During those ten years, William Shakespeare (the name is actually taken from the playwright himself) created or contributed to the creation of numerous works including “The Merchant of Venice”, “Titus Andronicus”, “Othello”, “A Midsummer’s Night Dream”,” Romeo and Juliet”, “King Lear”, “Hamlet”, “Othello”, “Macbeth”, and “As You Like It”.

He also worked on the plays “King Lear”, “Macbeth”, “Midsummer’s Night Dream”,” comedies”, and dramas such as “As You Like It”. William Shakespeare also wrote the play “Othello”, which was later made into an opera by Costa del Sol. The play Othello later became the inspiration for the later work of T.S. Eliot in the later years.

William Shakespeare Quotes

– We know what we are, but know not what we may be.

– Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

– All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.

– A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.

– It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

– There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.

– Hell is empty and all the devils are here.

– There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat. And we must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures.