Who was Shakespeare

1.www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/merchant/shakespeare.html
2.www.absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/biography/shakespeare

Even though Shakespeare's works are widely known there isn't much information about him to be found.He was born in the year 1564 which we know because of his baptism record which was on April, the 26th. There is no actual facts of the date of irthdate but can be assumed from the baptism record. Mary and John are the name of his parents and having had seven children in which only four survived adulthood. Shakespeare's father John, was a town official of stratford and local businessman. Shakespeare's mother inherited most of land for farming. We don't know for a fact that William attended school but do assume he attended a school nearby. He had three children and his only son died at a young age. Shakespreare's first works were published but he hadn't intended for them to be. The first of his works which he had approved on publishing was"The Passionate Pilgrim". It is believed he left his family for twenty years inot the pursue of his craft in London. At age 15 William purchased an expensive land named The New Place which was believed he paid for since his parents didnt leave anything for him to inherit. William wrote 37 plays and 164 sonnets. Most of his life however is a mystery not unfolded. Most of his works and plays are disputed and having no agreement on its true meanings. However, we do know that at age 18 he married Anne Hathaway, the daughter ofa farmer of a nearby town. He died in the year 1616 at the age of 52.

What students have the most difficulty in Shakespeare's works are the language that is used and the different meanings and symbols that each play portrays to an individual. Everyone interprets his works differently because we can't interview him aand ask what the true purpose of his works were.

In the beginning I was afraid to start reading Shakespeare's works because I couldn't understand what he was trying to get through. It was frustrsting looking at the book and rereading it for several minutes before i got the slightest clue about what he was trying to say. Now im more at ease with reading his work such as Hamlet because I know there isn't just one way to interpret his work and that I can have a totally different concept from the script. The language used still confuses me but I can infer much of how the words would be used now.