Short Biography William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon on April 26, 1564, to a farmer named John Shakespeare. No one knows the charter date he was born, but church records show that he was baptized on April 26. Shakespeare had seven brothers and sisters. Everyone assumes he attended the grammar school in Stratford. Shakespeare didnt attend a university but at the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway. Six months after their marriage they had their first daughter, Susanna, and in 1585 they had twins, Hamnet and Judith.He is considered the worlds greatest dramatist. He wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets. William Shakespeare was an actor, a playwright, and a poet. William Shakespeare first started his career in the theatre. During the year 1594 Shakespeare career took a turning point, he joined The entitle Chamberlains Comp either (formerly cognize as Lord Stranges Men). The Lord Chamberlains Company was a theatrical company that Shakespeare was with for most of his professional career.He was k nown to play some(prenominal) roles, its likewise assumed that he contend small roles in his own plays, including settlement (as critical point father). His first biographer, Nicholas Rowe, referred to him as the spook of his own village. Even Though William Shakespeare reputation is based on his plays, he actually got famous first as a poet. His first publication was Venus and Adonis in 1593. It was dedicated to 18 years experienced Henry Wriothesley, the third Earl of Southampton.The dedication received patronage, after receiving it Shakespeare dedicated his next dramatic poem, Lucrece, to the youthfulness lord as well.Today Shakespeare is known as the greatest playwright. By 1596 Shakespeare was very successful as a playwright. At this time Shakespeare was already a well-established actor with a great reputation. His plays were attracting a lot of interest, he had theaters play in the 16th century. Its impossible to know the exact date that Shakespeare started writing H amlet, but he finished it in 1601.Hamlet is the most widely performed play, its estimated that its creation performed every minute of every day somewhere around the world. Its Shakespeares longest play at 4,042 lines, its said that the character Hamlet has around 1530 lines, which is the most of any character that Shakespeare make. Hamlet is considered a tragedy/revenge tragedy. It was written in London, England and first published in 1603 in a pirated quarto edition title The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet and then it was published again in 1604 in a superior quarto edition.In the play, Hamlet feels a responsibility to avenge his fathers murder. Claudius, who is Hamlet uncle, is the main suspect for Hamlets father murder but since Claudius became the king after marrying Hamlets get, Claudius is very protected. Making it very difficult for Hamlet to find the truth about his father murder. After becoming depressed and summoned home to attend his fathers funeral, he is shocked to he ar that his gravel Gertrude is already remarried.Hamlets father then comes to him as a phantasma and tells him he wants him to avenge his death. The Ghost triangular relationship between Hamlet, Gertrude and Claudius is very much strong and makes the whole play.As we know the Ghost has come to Hamlet as Hamlets father. In the starting of the play when Hamlet is introduce to this ghost he is very wary and doesnt trust anything he says. GHOST My bit is almost come. When I to sulfurous and tormenting flames. Must render up myself.HAMLET Alas, poor ghost GHOST Pity me non, but lend thy serious hearing. To what I shall unfold.HAMLET Speak. I am bound to hear. GHOST So art thou to revenge when thou shalt hear.HAMLET What? GHOST I am thy fathers looking at (Act 1 Scene 5). Some literary critics would say Hamlet relationship with this ghost is just a pigment of his imagination but regardless young Hamlet just lost a person who meant a great amount to him. His mother Gertrude, keeps tell ing him to move on, GERTRUDE Good Hamlet, cast thy nighted rubric off, And let thine eye look like a friend on Denmark. Do not forever with thy vaild lids. Seek for thy noble father in the dust. Thou knowst tis common. All that lives must die, Passing through nature to eternity.HAMLET Ay, madam, it is common.GERTRUDE If it be, Why have the appearance _or_ semblances it so particular with thee?HAMLET Seems, madam? Nay, it is. I know not seems. Tis not alone my inky cloak, good mother, Nor customary suits of solemn black, Nor windy suspiration of forced breath, No, nor the fruitful river in the eye, Nor the dejected havior of the visage, Together with all forms, moods, shapes of grief, That idler denote me truly. These indeed seem, For they are actions that a man might play. But I have that within which passeth show, These but the trappings and the suits of woe. (Act 1 Scene 1).This is a conversation Hamlet and his mother had before he met the ghost, he didnt want his mother to jus t tell him to stop moping about the death of his father. In fact, as the play goes along he asks his mother why isnt she moping around. In the play, Hamlet mentions, several times on different occasions that his mother committed a sin by marrying his uncle. He has a very deep angry towards his mother for doing it and he mentioned to her that he didnt want her to be his mother.Hamlet angry towards his mother wasnt created by the ghost, the ghost tells Hamlet to respect his mother at some point of the play but it doesnt stop the ghost from igniting Hamlets angry. The ghost, or better known as Hamlet father, also mentions Gertrude sins. GHOST Ay, that incestuous, that adulterate beast, With witchcraft of his wit, with traitorous giftsO wicked wit and gifts, that have the power. So to seducewon to his ignominious lust. The will of my most seeming-virtuous queen.O Hamlet, what a falling off was there From me, whose love was of that dignity. That it went hand in hand even with the vow I made to her in marriage, and to decline Upon a wretch whose natural gifts were poor To those of mine. But virtue, as it never will be moved, Though lewdness court it in a shape of heaven,So lust, though to a radiant angel linked, Will sate itself in a celestial bed And prey on garbage. ( Act 1 Scene 5).Hamlets relationship with the ghost was created by the angry he snarl towards Gertrude and Claudius, before the ghost mentioned murder Hamlet knew something was up not only about his mother marrying her dead husbands brother but also the fact that Claudius took the crown from him.The ghost didnt really have a relationship with Gertrude and Claudius. In fact, the only people who seem to see or conversate with the ghost is Hamlet.The ghost relationship with Gertrude is merely just the betray Hamlet father feels towards her. The ghost doesnt ask Hamlet to avenge his mother, the ghost actually tells hamlet to let God deal with her. GHOST Let not the royal bed of Denmark be A couch for lu xury and tinkers damd incest. But howsoever thou pursuest this act, Taint not thy mind, nor let thy soul contrive Against thy mother aught. Leave her to heaven And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge To excoriation and sting her. Hamlets father wasnt really focused on his wife. His angry was more for his brother, the one that seduced his wife, poisoned him and took his crown. Claudius gained Gertrude trust, where she would go to him about a problem rather than anybody else, for example when Hamlet kills Polonius, Gertrude confided in Claudius. She is also always defending him, some would say she loved Claudius more than she loved her own son. In act 3 scene 3, Shakespeare introduced a play within Hamlet, Claudius who was on the sidelines watching the play begun to feel remorse for killing his brother. This gave Hamlet confirmation that the ghost was telling the truth about his murder, and also the opportunity to kill Claudius.CLAUDIUS Thanks, dear my lord. Oh, my offense is ra nk. It smells to heaven. It hath the primal eldest curse upon t, A brothers murder. Pray, can I not. Though inclination be as snappy as will, My stronger guilt defeats my strong intent, And, like a man to double business bound, I stand in pause where I shall first begin, And both neglect. What if this cursd hand. Were thicker than itself with brothers blood? Is there not rain enough in the sweet heavens, To wash it white as snow? Whereto serves mercy But to await the visage of offence? And whats in prayer but this twofold force, To be forestalld ere we come to fall Or pardoned being down? and then Ill look up. My fault is past. But oh, what form of prayer Can serve my turn, Forgive me my foul murder? (Act 3 Scene 3). This scene made Hamlets wrath towards Claudius grow and his relationship with the ghost strong. Claudius has no clue that Hamlet knows about his sins, and although Claudius cant physically see the ghost, as hes praying he can somehow feel the ghost presences. The gho st somehow creates the main conflicts within the play without really being in the play.In conclusion, Shakespeare, the greatest playwright of all time, has left us with many mysteries in Hamlet. But one thing that we all know is that, if there wasnt a ghost the play would have no meaning. The ghost came back to the domain to ask Hamlet to avenge his murder, and because of this, it creates the main points of the play. In some opinion, Hamlets madness was caused by the ghost. Some think Hamlets madness was caused by the betrayal he felt towards his mother and uncle. Shakespeare has given us a play that leaves us wondering and looking for answers.