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William Shakespeare
His life
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He was an English poet and playwright. Inn bilde fra s. 281
Born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564.
Married when he was 18, had three children.
Around 1590, became an actor and writer in London.
Got his own theatre, the Globe, in 1599.
Had his own playing company: the Lord
Chamberlain’s Men.
• The Globe burned to the ground in 1613.
• Shakespeare retired to Stratford the same year.
• He died in 1616.
His work
• Wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets and other poems.
• His early works are mostly comedies and historical
plays.
• Later in life he wrote mainly tragedies.
• Among his most famous works are the two tragedies
”Romeo and Juliet” and ”Hamlet”.
His influence
• Considered Britain’s greatest writer and the world’s
preeminent dramatist.
• Translated into most of the languages in the world.
• His plays are performed more often than any other
playwright all over the world.
• Most of his plays have been filmed.
• His theatre, The Globe, was rebuilt
in 1997.