Shakespeare’S Biography

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Shakespeare’S Biography

Shakespeares Biography
Shakespeare is one of those historical literary figures whose name carries the connotation of genius. His name is mentioned with the same reverence given to those masters of the arts who have become larger than life, so famous that they are known by last names only: Chaucer, Beethoven, Bach, Degas, Monet, Mozart, and Picasso. Shakespeares plays have become so ingrained in part of the English-speaking culture that it is impossible to list all of his contributions to language, literature, and drama. Shakespeare is the most quoted English author of all time. Although Shakespeares name and contribution to literature is awe-inspiring, the man himself was undistinguished. He never thought to be famous, and that one day his plays would be taught in schools all around the world.
William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon to John and Mary Arden Shakespeare. He was their third child. He survived infancy which is remarkable considering the bubonic plague had come to Stratford the following summer killing about one-sixth of the entire population. Neither of Shakespeares parents could write; however, they made sure that William could not only read but write as well. In Stratford, education was free to the sons of the Burgesses the middle class which John Shakespeare was a member. John Shakespeare worked himself up from a simple glove maker to a merchant and one of the leading members in the town. At the age of 5 the boys were sent to petty school and were taught the alphabet by using hornbook and cross-rows.
William Shakespeare must be remembering his hornbook when he wrote in Richard III, He hearkens after prophecies and dreams/ And from the cross-rows plucks the letter G. Based on scattered comments throughout his plays, Shakespeare may not have liked his school years. In Romeo and Juliet, he writes Love goes toward schoolboys from their books/ But love from love, toward school with heavy looks. Geromio, in The Taming of the Shrew, returns from Petruchios troublesome wedding states As willingly as eer I came from school. Regardless of how he felt about his schooling, it provided him small Latin and less Greek that he would need to succeed in his chosen profession. John and mary Shakespeare were the most influential in Shakespeares writing, for they encouredged him to write; however, it was the simple people who lived at that time who influenced his writing. About 1577, John ...

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