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Apr 23, 1564
Shakespeare's birth
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, the son of Mary Arden. His father, John was a glove maker and trader in farm produce. -
1575
An unforgettable festival
At the age of 11 Shakespeare attended a festival in Stratford in honor of the queen Elizabeth and he was impressed by the performances he saw. -
1579
Shakespeare leaving school
At the age of 15 Shakespeare abstained from school in order to work along with his father. -
1582
Shakespeare's marriage
He got married to Anne Hathaway at the age of 18! They had three children, Susanna, Hamnet and Judith. -
Shakespeare's first play
He wrote his first play, probably The Comedy of Errors. It is a humorous work with a story unlikely to happen in real life. -
HENRY VI
It is one of Shakespeare's first history plays performed in three parts. -
Love's Labour's Lost
This play is the last of Shakepseare's first comedies. The plot centers on four young men who fall in love against their wills. -
Shakespeare's first tragedy
Titus Andronicus is Shakespeare's first tragedy and focuses on the topic of revenge. It is a successful and brilliant play. -
Richard III
It is also one of Shakespeare's first history plays. Both Richard III and Henry VI are ambitious and impressive. -
Cooperation with the company Lord Chamberlain's Men in London
Shakespeare became the main writer for the company, an actor in the company and also a partner in the group of artist-managers who ran it. -
A Midsummer Night's Dream
It is a play that Shakespeare wrote for the company. It involves fairies and magic potions in a forest where young lovers escape from society. -
The Merchant of Venice
It is best known for Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, one of the characters in the play. -
Romeo and Juliet
One of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies. It is about the love of two young people in Verona whose families were enemies. -
Death of Shakespeare's son
Shakespeare's son, Hamnet, died because of plague. That was the most tragic event in Shakespeare's life. However, after that event he wrote some of his best and most well known tragedies. -
The Globe Theatre
Shakespeare and the company Lord Chamberlain's Men had the Globe Theatre built in London. -
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays. It centers around Julius Caesar's assassination and the consequences following his assassination. -
"To be or not to be"
Shakespeare wrote his famous tragedy Hamlet, which is about the prince of Denmark, Hamlet, who took revenge from his uncle for murdering his father. -
King Lear
The play talks about and aged king who deprives his loving daughter from her heritage in order to leave everything to her hyprocitical sisters. -
Macbeth
Macbeth is a play which focuses on the problems of evil and freedom. It mixes witchcraft, murder and prophecy. -
The Tempest
The Tempest is one of his final group of plays. It is probably the most popular and perhaps the best of this group of plays. -
Shakespeare's death
Shakespeare died in Stratford upon Avon the same day he was born at the age of 52. The cause of his death is a mystery.
