It is believed that William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom. He was baptized on April 26, 1564 and during this time infants were baptized three days after birth which is why it is believed he was born April 23. “He was the third child of John Shakespeare, who was a tradesman and a glove maker, and his mother Mary Arden, who was the daughter of a wealthy farmer”. (online source) The Shakespeare family name had left traces in many parts of England and Ireland during the medieval times. When Shakespeare was old enough, his father sent him to grammar school at King’s New School. Education was encouraged by a highly educated Queen and since his father had a position on the town council, William went …show more content…
“Shakespeare’s history plays enact the progress from the old code of honor to the new politics of pragmatic statecraft.”(soul of age) Richard II is unique; when looking at all of the history performances by Shakespeare, this one is the most detailed and unusual. Romeo and Juliet was written early in Shakespeare’s career, it is a story about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths reunite their families who have been enemies since the beginning. Throughout the play, Shakespeare switches between comedy and tragedy to heighten the tension; he also he uses subplots and the expansion of minor characters to cause the play to have a more dramatic structure. This was one of Shakespeare’s most performed plays; with all the variations of the stories, it made it one of his most continuing and well-known stories even today. A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy play. It is about the adventures of four Athenian lovers who are controlled by the fairies who live in the forest. It goes on showing the events of the marriage of Theseus, Hippolyta and Duke of Athens throughout the story. Shakespeare celebrates how something positive and potentially enduring may grow from change. This play is one of his most popular works and is performed all across the