Shakespeare Biography before

The great English playwright left behind a little biographical data, and they are shrouded in secrets and riddles. Because of this, the “Shakespearean question” still exists in scientific circles: scientists cannot come to a consensus on the question “Was Shakespeare at all? Life in Stratford in April of the year in the town of Stratford-on-Evon in the family of a wealthy glovemate, the first-born William was born.

It is impossible to determine the exact date of birth, the children were not recorded, but the Baptism Day of Shakespeare was recorded - April 26. Later, five more children appeared in the family. Although the family was wealth, John Shakespeare was not a noble family, so it was difficult for his children to seek a situation in society. The boy grew among the village children, frolic and running through the fields and forests.

Later, knowledge of nature and folklore was clearly reflected in the details of Shakespeare's works, and the language of his works is full of folk expressions. At the age of 7, William went to school.

The grammatical school in Stratford was distinguished by the fact that she was secular, although at that time educational institutions were religious. Here Shakespeare studied classical languages ​​and literature. But at the age of 14, I had to leave school to help my father: the affairs of John Shakespeare were worse and worse. The opinions of biographers do not agree on what the help of a teenager was, the most popular version - William worked as an assistant to a lawyer, which explains the exact knowledge of English law in the writer's plays.

The researchers also believe that work in the legal office gave the young Shakespeare a lot of knowledge about mental illness and behavior of mentally ill people, which was reflected in the tragedies of Hamlet, King Lear and others. In the year, when Shakespeare was 18 years old, he took a very risky step: he married Anne Hataei, which was 8 years older than him, that in the era was twisted in that era.

society. The bride was the heiress of a rich kind, but the marriage with Shakespeare cannot be called a marriage by calculation. Soon, the couple had a daughter, and after another 2 years, the twins - a boy and a girl. Shakespeare's son - Hamlet - to the great regret of his father died at the age of 11. The move to London three years after the wedding, William Shakespeare decided to go to work in London, leaving his family in Stratford.

Little is known about the first few years of stay in London of the great poet. But it can be said for sure that, upon arrival in the capital, Shakespeare immediately decided to try himself in the theater. The theater in these years was very popular among the population, despite the fact that there were no scenery, no costumes, nor women performers, women's actors played women's roles.

Initially, Shakespeare held the lowest positions: he guarded the horses while their owners watched the performance, was an assistant soufflier, rewritten roles. But very quickly he began to climb the career ladder and took a prominent position in the stage environment: in theatrical brochures, Shakespeare's name was one of the first, and contemporaries about his game were always the most laudatory.

However, Shakespeare was not interested in his own stage success: the game in the theater was only a way to study the “inside out”. His main passion was the spelling of dramatic works. But even when the works began to bring him glory and income, Shakespeare did not stop playing in his plays. Researchers often mention the role of a playwright in Hamlet: Shakespeare played in him a shadow of his father Hamlet.

It is believed that this role was important for the author, because he himself lost his son, who was also called Hamlet. Shakespeare spent almost the whole career of his career in the troupe of “servants of the Lord Camerger”, with whom he went from a poor life to the richest troupe of England. At the beginning of his career, Shakespeare received a penny for his work, but by the year he became a co -owner of the theater team, when the first tragedy was published - Romeo and Juliet.

At this time, Shakespeare could already be called a rich man. For his troupe, Shakespeare wrote most of the works. It was they who glorified the "servant of the Lord Camerger": in the year, without that, the collective that had a championship receives the title of "royal troupe". In these years, the famous Globe Theater was already built, where the Shakespeare team was played.

The playwright became the co -founder of this theater and bought another one with his partners. Even during the years of the highest success, Shakespeare did not forget about his homeland and the family: in the year he buys the largest house in Stratford, where his wife and children settle. In the same year, he acquires a noble title for his family and even creates a family coat of arms: the surname Shakespeare in English means the shock and Speare spears, therefore, on the coat of arms there is a shield crossed by a spear, and above the panel with a spear with a spear in a paw.

In the year, the great playwright suddenly leaves the theater, leaves the city forever and returns to his homeland. In Stratford, the writer survives his century, where he is surrounded by glory, family joys and all the amenities of life. Shakespeare's heritage of Shakespeare is a sonnet, several poems, poetic cycles and 37 plays.The dramaturgy of the English classic still remains a standard for world literature, but Shakespeare’s lyrics could glorify it to the whole world.

The works were published during the life of the author, but the complete collection of Shakespeare's drama was released after his death. The initiators of the book were the theatrical friends of the writer - John Heming and Henry Condell. Despite the fact that Shakespeare has gained success and popularity during his lifetime, they truly appreciated his work in the era of romanticism.

And to this day, researchers do not cease to open new facets in Shakespeare's books. However, those who do not believe in the existence of a commoner who wrote dozens of brilliant works remain: in Shakespeare's drama, researchers note a deep understanding of history, human psychology, and the rules of etiquette in high society. The works are written in elegant and competent English.

It adds fire and weak documentation of Shakespeare's biography into the oil. All this does not fit with the image of an ordinary rootless guy without a quality education. Therefore, in the literature there was the movement of the "anti-Statfordians", which put forward a hypothesis that one of the high-born nobles was hidden under the name of Shakespeare. However, Shakespeare's supporters claim that the phenomenon of a genius from the people is typical of the Renaissance.

After all, there is no doubt that Leonardo da Vinci or Brueghel is genuine geniuses, there is no reason to doubt the genius of Shakespeare. In the history of English drama, Shakespeare occupies the same place as A. Pushkin in Russian literature. Over 20 years of work, Shakespeare has created works that have been relevant for years. Shakespeare is still bouncing records as the best -selling writer.

His sonnets, tragedies and comedies are the pinnacle of the Renaissance, one of the best periods of world literature. Interesting facts about Shakespeare - William Shakespeare introduced more than a thousand new words into English, most of which are used by modern media. These are words such as Control, Cheap, Manager, Bedroom, Critical, Useful, that is, words from everyday vocabulary of English -speaking people.

In addition to ordinary words, many winged expressions of idioms, taken from the great works of the playwright, entered English. And the action of many works of Shakespeare goes far beyond England. But the fact is that in his entire life William Shakespeare has never traveled beyond his country, even despite the wealth gained. Shakespeare's only son died, only two daughters remain.

Shakespeare's grandchildren did not have children, so at the moment there are no descendants of William Shakespeare in the world. However, Shakespeare’s generosity bypassed one person: his wife. In the will, he left her only “second most kindness of the bed” ... There were many rumors and gossip about the relationship of the spouses, their mutual hostility, etc. And the left bed, on the contrary, pointed out a warm attitude to his wife: the best bed according to the rules of good tone should be received by the guest, the second according to convenience - the married bed.

It was his writer inherited the dear wife, wanting to preserve in her heart a love for the deceased husband. The entrepreneurial vein, which took Shakespeare from the father, manifested itself in an unusual way: the writer purchased food in large quantities, and when the deficiency period came, he sold at an inflated price. Also, contemporaries said that Shakespeare often evaded taxes and was at risk of prison term for this.

But the fact is that it was precisely thanks to Shakespeare in North America that starlings appeared. Despite the fact that the starlings are mentioned only once in the tragedy of Henry IV, the American Eugene Shifflin decided that it was worth bringing all species of birds mentioned from the great playwright to America. Therefore, Schiffelin released two flocks of starlings in the Central Park of New York, and from that moment their population in North America is only growing.

The personality of William Shakespeare to this day remains a mystery.