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William Shakespeare

By:

Alexandra Bastos

Felipe Bretas

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Basic Facts

Date Of Birth: 23 of April of 1564

Date of Death: 23 of April of 1616

He was married with Anne Hathaway

His last direct descendent was his grandaughter Elizabeth and she died in 1670

Considered perhaps the best dramatist ever to live he is still also considered one of the best poets ever to write in the English language.

When/ Were he lived throughout the years

1564: He lived in Strattford-upon-avon

1585-1592: He lived in London

1597: He bought the second largest house in strattford

1599: H e bought the new outdoor theater in london

1616: He died in London

Shakespeare’s greatest accomplishments

His most famous plays:Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar Hamlet King Lear Macbeth OthelloRomeo and Juliet

The Merchant of Venice

The title character is the merchant Antonio, not the Jewish monevlender Shylock, who is the play's most prominent and more famous character. This is made explicite by the title page of the first quarto: The moſt excellent Hiſtorie of the Merchant of Venice. VVith the extreame crueltie of Shylocke the Iewe towards the ſayd Merchant, in cutting a iuſt pound of his flesh: and the obtaining of Portia by the choice of three chests.

Characters

* Antonio - a merchant from Venice; Christian

* Bassanio – Antonio's friend, in love with Portia; Christian

* Gratiano, Salanio, Salarino, Salerio – friends of Antonio and Bassanio; Christian

* Lorenzo – friend of Antonio and Bassanio, in love with Jessica; Christian

* Portia – a rich heiress

* Nerissa – Portia's waiting-maid

* Balthazar – a servant of Portia

* Stephano – a servant of Portia

* Shylock– a rich Jew, father of Jessica * Tubal – a Jew; Shylock's friend * Jessica – daughter of Shylock, in love with Lorenzo; Jewess, converts to Christianity * Launcelot Gobbo – a foolish man in the service of Shylock * Old Gobbo – father of Launcelot * Leonardo - servant to Bassanio * Duke of Venice - Venetian authority who presides over the case of Shylock's bond * Prince of Morocco – suitor to Portia * Prince of Aragon – suitor to Portia * Magnificoes of Venice, officers of the Court of Justice, Gaoler, servants to Portia, and other Attendants

FONTS

http://www.williamshakespeare.com/Biography.php