WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare's birthdate is not known
It's someday in April Fifteen Sixtyfour.
His birth place was in Stratford upon Avon
A medieval market place two hours from London.
He was a son to wealthy parents
Being third among eight siblings.
Studied in free school near river Avon
Mostly grammar on texts in Latin.
At age eighteen married Anne
Who together had three children.
At age twenty moved to London
Life was hard in big city to sustain.
Forced to agree to work in any theater
Worked as playwright and actor.
At age thirty published first book of his work
And began to earn recognition money as perk.
His works began to appear on stage
Became company owner to manage.
He wrote thirty seven plays and onefiftyfour sonnets
Covering tragedies romance comedies histories.
Tragedies Macbeth Othello Hamlet King Lear
Romeo Juliet and Julius Caesar
Comedies Mid Summer Night's dream Merchant of Venice Love's labour's Lost
Much Ado about Nothing Taming of the Shrew Twelfth Night
Histories Richard II Henry IV Henry V Henry VI Richard III King John Henry VIII.
He also wrote plays on great Roman empires
Julius Caesar Antony Cleopatra Cariolanus
Sonnets covered Love Beauty
Passage of Time Jealousy Morality.
At age 49 he lost work due to plague
He bought a home at Stratford to rest.
Finally at age 52 in April Sixteen sixteen he died
He was buried in the church where he was baptized.
Even now one can visit his home
View his works belongings in dome.
- Gopinath S
(penned based on data gathered from Wikipedia)