How many works did Shakespeare do during his life?
36 plays
154 sonnets
2 narrative poems
Shakespeare’s life?
Born Apr. 26, 1564
Buried Apr. 23, 1616
Holy-Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
When was Shakespeare married and to whom?
Nov. 28, 1582
Anne Hathaway 26yrs (He was 18)
What were the names of Shakespeare’s children?
Susanna (1583)
Hamnet & Judith (1585)
Where did Shakespeare act and for which company?
Globe Theatre
The Lord Chamberlain’s Men/The Kings Men (after 1603)
When was the first Globe destroyed and why/how?
1613
The first Globe Theatre burned to the ground after a cannon fired in a performance of Henry VIII and ignited the thatched roof.