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Contrôle sur William Shakespear
Definition
Who was W.Sheakespear ?
William Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright and is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.
He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564 and he died in 1616.
His surviving work consists of 38 plays, 154 sonnets and some other poems. He is best known for his plays,
When William Shakespeare was 18 years old he married Anne Hathaway, and they had three children. Shakespeare went to London to work as an actor and a writer.
In 1599 the Globe Theatre was built in London .In 1613 the theatre was destroyed by a fire.
Shakespeare’s work is still very popular today.
But why do we like these old plays? Perhaps it is because they all contain fantastic stories. His characters suffer bloody battles, deaths by poison, huge family fights, problems between brothers and sisters, problems between parents and children ... The plays are also full of parties, weddings and funerals. They are quite simply action-packed.
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1ère année
Contrôle sur William Shakespear
Definition
Who was W.Sheakespear ?
William Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright and is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.
He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564 and he died in 1616.
His surviving work consists of 38 plays, 154 sonnets and some other poems. He is best known for his plays,
When William Shakespeare was 18 years old he married Anne Hathaway, and they had three children. Shakespeare went to London to work as an actor and a writer.
In 1599 the Globe Theatre was built in London .In 1613 the theatre was destroyed by a fire.
Shakespeare’s work is still very popular today.
But why do we like these old plays? Perhaps it is because they all contain fantastic stories. His characters suffer bloody battles, deaths by poison, huge family fights, problems between brothers and sisters, problems between parents and children ... The plays are also full of parties, weddings and funerals. They are quite simply action-packed.