Zeal Often confused with courage ,according to Merriam- Webster's’ Dictionary, zeal is “A strong feeling of interest and enthusiasm that makes someone very eager or determined to do something”. William Shakespeare is a famous composer, but not many people know that he showcased zeal in his everyday life. As a young boy William lived in a nice neighborhood, where his father would soon become mayor of. Living with a wealthy family William was bound to have big dreams. As William entered his teenage years he wanted to become a teacher or a person of law, but his father had failed and his family went bankrupt. At this time William had to provide for his family and convinced himself to stay positive, or have zeal. Once his father could provide once more William had a new dream, to enter …show more content…
All throughout his career in theater he was a struggling actor and had to prove he was the best choice for the job, William did not receive many acting jobs in his lifetime. When William was in his early twenties he married, to Anne Hathaway, and had their first child, Susanna. Three years later they had twins, this created a finance problem, and William was forced to put his acting career on hold. His only son Hamnet died at the age 11 and his older sister Susannah married one year later at the age of 15, and one year before she died Judith married Thomas Quincy, all of the family died out leaving no descendants of William. At this point in time William began writing music and lecture in his spare time. William demonstrates the virtue of zeal, because even though he lived a great life he still had struggles and had to stay strong for more than he slef but his family. He lived a lovely lifestyle, so the higher you are up in society the harder you hit the ground when you fall and that is what happened to William. Even though William was put down more often than not, but he had to get back up can try and try until he reached how we know him today , a