William Shakespeare Research Paper

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“William Shakespeare”
William Shakespeare was one of the greatest poet and playwrights and also indulged in acting and writing of his screenplays. He was an experienced and competent English writer and was also referred to as the England’s national poet (Schoenbaum and Samuel 34). He had several other titles that emerged from his proficiency in literature work such as the “Bard of Avon” which is a title he gained from his notable work. William could be considered a great legend since most of his writings, plays, and books are still used to date and have been used by other English writers who want to develop their skills in the literature field as him. Born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon in England and at the younger age of 18 years he got married …show more content…

It contributes a lot in the kind of a person is likely to become shortly since he is adapted to an individual environment. William Shakespeare as mentioned earlier was brought up in England in Stratford-upon-Avon which is a bustling market about 100 miles northwest of London (Dutton and Richard 76). His father who was experienced in farming, wood trading, tanning, and leatherwork. He had a further role in the local work. William’s educational background is not well documented, and the available information suggests that this English legend attended a well-regarded grammar school and here he had the chance to learn the Latin grammar and classics. It is still unknown if William was able to complete the school or if he abandoned. Later he was able to marry and start his family before proceeding to his career …show more content…

Between these years little was known about him and it was speculated that he was able to travel around Europe, worked as a school teacher, and was involved in the study of law. There were too many speculations but not until 1592 when he had begun his poetry work in London. By this time he was able to write three dramatic genres, comedy, historical genre and a dramatic genre. During his retirement period around 1612, Shakespeare had penned down more than thirty-seven plays. Throughout this plays Shakespeare had developed excellent skills in the use of different themes, symbols, motifs and several other literary concepts to express the ideas and convey information to the