William Shakespeare is considered one of the most legendary playwrights and actors of his time period and also to this day. The tragedies he encountered in his life not only influenced his writings but also influenced literature in modern culture.
William Shakespeare birth date is not known, but he was baptized on April 26, in
Stratford-upon-Avon. His parents are John and Mary Shakespeare. He had three younger brothers and two younger sisters: Gilburt, Richard, and Edmund, Anne, and Joan. His father was a successful leatherworker in which he became a leading Stratford citizen and his mother came from a prominent family in Stratford. Because of his parents social status, Shakespeare was able to receive high-class education, which is assumed
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It was not wrong to be a Catholic but they could not practice the religion. Catholics could not join in masses nor attend church.
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Within Shakespeare’s life he encountered many aspects of relationships and family issues which altered his literary tone. Anne Hathaway was Shakespeare’s wife, who he had met a very young age. Their families had known each other very well, which would give Shakespeare and
Anne more purpose for marriage.”Despite this apparent financial inequality, the Shakespeare family respected the Hathaways, and they found Anne's 'age and practicality of benefit to their son', whose youth provided him with 'small practical experience', compared to her 'maturity of outlook'“(Scheil, 3). Scheil saw the marriage to be more of a virtue rather that a disadvantage because she could provide Shakespeare with guidance and stability. Most sources consider the marriage to be more of an advantage to Shakespeare because at a young age he could experience sexually and was free to do what he wanted.Anne Hathaway viewed the marriage to be a gateway for her to love someone due to the death of her father and her brother’s marriage. Riggs states, “Early in his marriage his wife, Anne Hathaway, may well have promoted and
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William and Anne had three children together, Susanna, who was conceived of premarital sex, and Judith and Hamnet, who were twins. His son died at young age in 1596.
Other than issues in his intimate relationships, he also encountered tragedies in his family life. In the course of only a few years, two of Shakespeare’s brothers, his father, and mother died which
Wheeler assumes led to the rage and bitterness of Shakespeare. Though he loved his mother, it is assumed that the effect of his mother death did not have an outcome of depression but of romance and restoration.
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In William Shakespeare’s life was a long line of sexual encounters that are true and ones that are continually questioned. At a very young age, Shakespeare was already engaging in sexual behavior due to his relationship with Anne Hathaway. Scheil says that the marriage for
William was more of a way for him to sow his royal oats, rather than to actually love Anne.
Because he married at a young age, Riggs suggest that he became bored with his wife