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No Birth Records In William Shakespeare's Life

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Although no birth records exist for William Shakespeare, his church records say he was baptized on April 26th, 1564, making his birthday near or on April 23rd, 1564. William’s childhood records aren’t really available and neither are the records of his education, meaning scholars can only guess where he attended or how advanced his education was, also raising questions about whether or not he actually existed or not. On November 28th, 1582, he got married to Anne Hathaway, They had three children together, with one child, a boy named Hamnet, dying at the age of eleven due to unknown causes, then we again lose track of Shakespeare's life as seven years go by without any records. After his lost years, he resurfaced in London as a horse attendant in the mid to late 1580s; his theatrical beginning started shortly thereafter. Shakespeare's beginning in theater started …show more content…

Then the globe burned down after a cannon incident during a play in 1613, it was later rebuilt, but pulled down in 1644 and then rebuilt yet again. The way that the plays were performed were very different from what it is on screen, there was no scenery and plays were in the afternoon to use the lighting of the sun, not to mention the 360 degree view of the stage. In 1970 a replica was built, although it wasn’t completely accurate, it was pretty close to the original, but it was built out of new material, due to safety it’s only allowed to hold 1,600 as a maximum, which is only half of what the original globe could hold. Although many things aren’t original in the theater, Shakespeare’s plays are still enjoyed as they have the rights to use the globe as a theater. The replica was justified to be built as a useful version of the original that can be used to learn more about Shakespeare (Gurr, Andrew

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