Biography on William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26th, 1564 and died on April 23rd, 1616. William was the eldest son of Mary Arden, a land owner and John Shakepeare, a glover and wood dealer.It was believed that William Shakespeare was educated at the King's New School in Stratford. At age 18, he married 26 year old Anne Hathaway, and six months after the marriage, Anne gave birth to a daughter, Susana. Hamnet and Judith, twins, followed almost two years after. Hamnet died of unknown causes at age 11 and was buried on the 11th August, 1596.

Shakespeare wrote many plays, poems, and novels which fell under the category of being either a Tragedy (eg.King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello etc), a History (eg. King John, Edward iii, Richard ii, Henry vi etc), Comedies (eg. Measure for Measure, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer's Night Dream etc) or Romance (eg.Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet etc). He was known as the "Bard of Avon" and his surving works included some collaborations of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, 2 long narrative poems and several other poems. His plays were translated into every major living languge and are performed more often than that of any other playwriter. After 1606-1607, Shakespeare wrote fewer plays, and none are attributed to him after 1613. His last three plays were callaborations, probably with John Fletcher who succeeded him as the "house playwrite for the King's Man".

Shakespeare died on 23rd April, 1616, and was survived by his wife, Anne Hathaway, and two daughters, Susana and Judith. His works have made lasting impressions on later theatre and literature.

Shakespeare was known as the greatest playwriter because of his understanding of human nature, the keen Development of his characters, his effective use of literary devices, his superiority in writing, his ways of understanding and explaining, and his expression of humanity through complex characters. He also earned this title by his plot developments and story lines which have served to inspire more literature and art than any other writer.

The Elizabethan Era was more notable for its fashion ideas and the way people found self-expression through it. One may note that in the beginning of the Elizabethan Era, women’s clothing in particular were a very modest affair. The Elizabethan Era simply refers to a period, which was under the reign of Queen Elizabeth. The Elizabethan Era is also known as the Golden Age in English history. This was the time when one saw the peak of English literature. It was also a brief period, which saw some amount of internal peace between the English Reformation and the clashes between other communities. Fashion also saw many changes and in the beginning of the Elizabethan Era, one can notice that the Elizabethan clothing was styled to cover every part of a woman’s body. Elizabethan clothing was also characterized by the kind of class one belonged to.