BIOGRAPHY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

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Do you know who William Shakespeare is?
William Shakespeare was a dramatist and writer of poem, was born at 1564 in Stratfordfon-Avon, England. He studied in a school, but he did not continue in a university. He got married when he was 18 years old. He had three children. Then, he went to London. He became artist and dramatist. He was success when he was 30 years old and he had made a great written like Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth and King Lear, Romeo and Juliet.

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Shakespeare’s life can be divided into three periods: the first 20 years in Stratford, which include his schooling, early marriage, and fatherhood; the next 25 years as an actor and playwright in London; and the last five in retirement back in Stratford where he enjoyed moderate wealth gained from his theatrical successes. The years linking the first two periods are marked by a lack of information about Shakespeare, and are often referred to as the “dark years”; the transition from active work into retirement was gradual and cannot be precisely dated.

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When, in 1592, the Plague closed the theaters for about two years, Shakespeare turned to writing book-length narrative poetry. Most notable were “Venus and Adonis” and “The Rape of Lucrece,” both of which were dedicated to the Earl of Southampton, whom scholars accept as Shakespeare’s friend and benefactor despite a lack of documentation. During this same period, Shakespeare was writing his sonnets, which are more likely signs of the time’s fashion rather than actual love poems detailing any particular relationship. He returned to play writing when theaters reopened in 1594, and published no more poetry. His sonnets were published without his consent in 1609, shortly before his retirement.

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William Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616, and was buried two days later in the chancel of Holy Trinity Church where he had been baptized exactly 52 years earlier.

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Although Shakespeare only wrote in English Language, he was very famous in the world. Shakespeare’s writing had been translated and become film in many countries. There were 38 famous dramas, 154 poems, and many others that created by Shakespeare.
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I can take the conclusion that William shakespere is a famous person that has big effect in literature in the world. Actually never dead, he always life with his writing.
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Finally,
I’d like to say thanks to for your attention. I wish this speech has advantages for you and me.