Birth: 1564 (Baptised 26th April)
Death: April 23rd 1616
Notable Works: Romeo & Juliet, Midsummer Nights Dream, Hamlet, MacBeth, Othello, (all them sonnets), Twelfth Night etc - lots, very popular. Lots of notable works which means lots of material to work with. - There's also a lot of modern adaptations and interpretations of Shakespeare's work
I thought Shakespeare might be a cool one to do because his work got some interesting & rich imagery particularly the sonnets and I am also intrigued by the "mystery" of Shakespeare being queer and a few of the sonnets being written about male lovers. I also thought the characters would be fun to draw and such.
Yet another author whose personal life is a mystery due to the time he lived. Between 1585 and 1592 are considered shakespeare's lost years as he went of the grid after the twins were born. There are many theories on where he may have gone. In 1592 he appeared in London's theatre scene.
Married Anne Hathaway in 1582 and had 3 children - Susanna, Judith and Hamnet (Hamnet died aged 11 of unknown causes)
Him and his buddies stole what became the Globe Theatre. (It was originally a theatre in shoreditch, whose 21 year lease was up but they weren't gonna let it go so easily. They dismantled it and reassembled it elsewhere)
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