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This is one of his most famous pieces that is still around today.

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William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon (A market place town in England).  He died on April 23 1616, from typhoid fever and was buried in the Holy Trinity Church.

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He went to school but didn’t go to college. He worked as a servant in his mid teen years (15-16). Shortly after he came home in 1581 he courted for Anne Hathaway because her family were big land owners.  Within the next few years, they ended up having 3 kids.

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He is important because of how he showed the Renaissance,  He didn’t just tell people about it, he had shows and performances.  He had tens of these and brought then out in a somewhat funny way.  He also brought awareness to people on what was happening in the world.  He is best known for being a writer and performer.  He wrote multiple poems as well.  Arguably the best writer of all time.  He still has an impact on us today.  Many of his shows and writings are still around today and can educate us on what happened back then.

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Shakespeare had 38 plays, 2 narrative poems, 154 sonnets (poem with 14 lines and 10 syllables per line), and a lot of other poems. Some of his most famous plays were  King Lear and Macbeth, as well as The Winter’s Tale and The Tempest.

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He explained the Renaissance by making the daily things in plays and showing people what was happening.  Shows were a great way back then to express how people feel and it was a way that everyone could understand and relate as some people didn't get the education to read and write.

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This is a play that Shakespeare made that shows Antony and Cleopatra love life.

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Boyd, Jenny. "William Shakespeare." World History: The Modern Era, ABC-CLIO,

2021, worldhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/315827.

Axelrod, Alan, and Charles L. Phillips. “Macbeth.” Dictators and Tyrants, Facts On File, 1994. Ancient and Medieval History, online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=95339&itemid=WE49&articleId=238353. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.

Title Page of a 19th-Century Edition of William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. n.d., online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=95339&itemid=WE49&iid=280158. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.