Shakespeare probably began his education at the age of six or seven at the Stratford grammar school, which is still standing only a short distance from his house on Henley Street. In 1553, due to a charter by King Edward VI, the school became known as the King’s New School of Stratford-upon-Avon.

Full name: William Shakespeare. Born: Exact date unknown, but baptised 26 April 1564. Also known as: The Bard of Avon. 1) During his lifetime, William Shakespeare wrote around 37 plays for the theatre and over 150 poems!

10 Things You Didn’t Know About William Shakespeare

• Shakespeare’s father held a lot of different jobs, and at one point got paid to drink beer.
• Shakespeare married an older woman who was three months pregnant at the time.
• Shakespeare’s parents were probably illiterate, and his children almost certainly were.
• Nobody knows what Shakespeare did between 1585 and 1592.

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Here are 10 of the poet’s most famous quotes:

• ” To be, or not to be: that is the question:
• “This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day,
• “Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once.”
• “Men at some time are masters of their fates:

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Many people believe William Shakespeare is the best British writer of all time. His many works are about life, love, death, revenge, grief, jealousy, murder, magic and mystery. He wrote the blockbuster plays of his day – some of his most famous are Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet.

So, without further ado, here’s a list of the top 10 most famous plays of all times.

• A Doll’s House – Henrik Ibsen:
• Romeo and Juliet – William Shakespeare:
• Waiting for Godot – Samuel Beckett:
• The Importance of being Earnest – Oscar Wilde:
• Death of a Salesman – Arthur Miller:
• Hamlet – William Shakespeare:

Our Top 5 Greatest Works By William Shakespeare

1. The Merchant of Venice. The Merchant of Venice tells the intriguing tale of Bassanio, a lonely Venetian desperate to court the beautiful Portia.
2. A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
3. Twelfth Night.
4. Romeo and Juliet.
5. Macbeth.

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Four of the Bard’s most famous comedies—including The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, and The Tempest.

Comedies

• All’s Well That Ends Well.
• As You Like It.
• The Comedy of Errors.
• Love’s Labour’s Lost.
• Measure for Measure.
• The Merchant of Venice.
• The Merry Wives of Windsor.
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Comedy through language: Shakespeare’s comedies are peppered with clever wordplay, metaphors, and insults. Love: The theme of love is prevalent in every Shakespeare comedy. Often, we are presented with sets of lovers who, through the course of the play, overcome the obstacles in their relationship and unite.

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The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare’s romantic comedies, probably written in 1596 and 1597, and forms one of a group of such comedies, along with The Two Gentlemen of Verona, As You Like It, and Twelfth Night.

The main love triangle of Twelfth Night is between the characters Viola, Countess Olivia, and Count Orsino. In the kingdom of Illyria, where the play is set, Count Orsino has been pursuing Countess Olivia for some time.

Melissa’s Must-Haves

• The Eccentric Best Friend. There’s always a free-spirited best friend who’s the total opposite of the protagonist.
• The Unexpected Love Interest.
• The Near Breakup.
• The Grand Gesture.
• The Happily Ever After Ending.

Elements of Shakespeare’s Tragedies

• A tragic hero.
• A dichotomy of good and evil.
• A tragic waste.
• Hamartia (the hero’s tragic flaw)
• Issues of fate or fortune.
• Greed.
• Foul revenge.
• Supernatural elements.