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Vi ved ikke meget om Shakespeares liv. Han kommer fra den lille provinsby Stratford, som ligger ved Avon. Faderen var håndværker, og han var medled af byrådet; i tre år var han også borgmester. Shakespeare har sikkert gået i Stratford Grammar School, som stadig kan ses i byen, men vi ved ikke meget om, hvad han lærte i skolen.
I 1582, da han var 18 år gammel, giftede han sig med Ann Hathawaym som var 7-8 år ældre; hun var ældste datter af en velstående landmand. Deres første barn blev født året efter, kun seks måneder efter brylluppet; senere fik de også tvillinger. Der er flere forklaringer på, hvorfor Shakespeare rejste til London, men de fleste forklaringer er anekdoter fra en senere tid. Nogle forskere mener, at han blev medlem af et teaterselskab, der var på besøg i Stratford.
Første gang, vi hører om ham igen, er i 1592, og på det tidspunkt er han en kendt person i London. Han er mest kendt som skuespiller og som skuespilforfatter, men han var også ejer af Globe teatret.
Shakespeare skrev 37 skuespil: komedier, tragedier og historiske dramaer. Hans skuespil har noget for enhver smag; der er spændende handling, stærke følelser, farver og komik. Shakespeares temaer er kærligheden, naturen, magten og dens ansvar. Det centrale tema er mennesket, og særligt efter 1600 mærker man bitterheden mod menneskene.
Omkring 1611 vendte han tilbage til Stratford, måske samme år som hans skrev Stormen, der kan læses som hans farvel til teateret. Han levede de sidste år i sin fødeby og døde i 1616. Han ligger begravet i Holy Trinity kirken, og over graven i venstre side af kirken er der et mindesmærke for ham.



We do not know much about Shakespeare’s life. He comes from the small provincial town of Stratford, which lies on Avon. The father was a craftsman and a member of the town council; for three years he was mayor as well. Shakespeare probably went to Stratford Grammar School, which still is to be seen in the town, but we do not know much about what he learnt in school.
In 1582, when Shakespeare was 18 years old, he married Ann Hathaway, who was 7 or 8 years older than he was; she was the elder daughter of a wealthy farmer. Their first child was born the following year, only six months after the wedding; later they had twins too. There are more explanations as to why Shakespeare went to London, but most of them are anecdotes from later on. Some scientists say he was a member of a theatre company that was visiting Stratford.
The first time we hear about Shakespeare again is in 1592, and at this time he is a well-known person in London. He is best known as an actor and as a playwright, but he was also owner of the Globe Theatre.
Shakespeare wrote 37 plays: comedies, tragedies and historical dramas. His plays have got something for every taste; there is an exiting action, intense emotions, colours and comic effects. Shakespeare’s themes are love, nature, the power and its responsibility. The central theme is man, and especially after the year 1600 you feel the bitterness against mankind.
About the year 1611 Shakespeare returned to Stratford, it could be the same year as he wrote ‘The Storm’, which can be read as his farewell to theatre. He lived his last years in his native town and died in the year 1616. He is buried in the Holy Trinity Church, and above the grave, in the left side of the church, there is a monument in his memory.


På forhånd tak :)