William Shakespeare

1. Date of birth: 23rd of April 1564 2. Place of birth: Stratford-upon-Avon 3. William Shakespeare`s education: Stratford Grammar School 4. His family members: Anne Hathawa -wife Su!anna" Hamnet and #udith -children 5. London theatres where he worked: $lac%friar& 'heatre and Glo(e 'heatre 6. his house in Stratford when he was older: )ew *lace +. burial place: Hol 'rinit ,hurch in Stratford

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Hamlet (16 1! ,haracter&:

Hamlet i& the *rince of >enmar%: he i& &on to the Gho&t: and nephew to the pre&ent %in4 ,laudiu&. Claudius i& the ?in4 of >enmar%" elected to the throne after the death of hi& (rother" ?in4 Hamlet. ,laudiu& ha& married Gertrude" hi& (rother@& wife. Gertrude i& the Aueen of >enmar% " married to ,laudiu&" and mother to Hamlet. The Ghost appear& in the ima4e of Hamlet@& father Polonius is the father of Ophelia and Laertes. Laertes i& the &on of *oloniu&" and ha& returned to Bl&inore from *ari&. Ophelia i& the dau4hter of *oloniu&" and 9aerte&@& &i&ter" who live& with her father at Bl&inore. She i& in love with Hamlet Horatio i& a 4ood friend of Hamlet" from the univer&it at -itten(er4" who came to Bl&inore ,a&tle to attend ?in4 Hamlet@& funeral.

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Romeo and Juliet

'he pla (e4in& with a lar4e fi4ht (etween the ,apulet& and the 5onta4ue&.1omeo" a 5onta4ue venture into the enem 6& hou&e" the ,apulet6& (allroom.Here 1omeo &ee& #uliet and the in&tantll fall in love.'he &ame ni4ht" too much in love to 4o home" romeo remain& in the 4arden" under #uliet6& (alcon .'he (oth admit to their pa&&ion for each other and decide to (e married in &ecret the ne8t da . 'he ne8t da " in Criar 9aurance6& cell" 1omeo and #uliet are married.'he &ame da " 5ercutio and $envolio were in&ulted ( ' (alt in the &treet.5ercutio wa& %illed ( ' (alt and 1omeo %illed ' (alt in duel.Cor thi& 1omeo i& (ani&hed from Derona and he went in 5antua. 5eanwhile" #uliet6& father decide it i& the time hi& dau4hter &hould marr with *ari&.She went to Criar 9aurence for help.He 4ive& her a phial with a potion.'hat poi&on ma%ed her loo% dead for a certain time.=n thi& time Criar 9aurence &ended a letter to 1omeo in which he told him a(out the arran4ement with #uliet" (ut the letter reached 5antua after the new& of #uliet6& death doe&.1omeo decided to &teal Derona. $ her tom(" in de&pair he drin%& &ome poi&on.-hen #uliet wo%e up and &aw her hu&(and dead"&he %ill& her&elf. 'he 5onta4ue& and the ,apulet& put an end to their feud.