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 Biography:
o Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England on April 23, 1564;
o Studied at King Edward VI Grammar School in Stratford,
where he learned Latin grammar and literature;
o At 18, he married 26 year-old Anne Hathaway ;
o 1st child was daughter, Susanna-born in 1583;
o Twins, Hamnet and Judith born in 1585;
o Hamnet dies at age 11;
o Moved to London around 1591 and became an actor;
o Worked with the Lord Chamberlin’s company of players,
later known as the King’s Men;
o Along with acting, he also wrote some of the most
renowned and studied literature written in the English
language;
o He wrote 37 very successful plays;
o His vocabulary was HUGE-somewhere between 17,000 and
34,000 words!
o The estimated vocabulary of an educated person today is
around 15,000 words.
o Died in Stratford in 1616 at the age of 52.
o His death was a mystery. It is rumored that he drank too
much and contracted a fever or that he died from a cerebral
hemorrhage.
 Influence in the English language:
o He invented over 1700 of our common words:

o Accommodation
o Lonely
o Assassination
o Puke
o Swagger
o Gossip
o Obscene
o Hurry
o Skim milk
o Bedazzle
o Useful/useless
 Modern adaptations:

o ‘WARM BODIES’ (2013)

o Based on Romeo and Juliet;
Most of the characters have
names and roles similar to
characters in Romeo and
Juliet (R, Julie, M, etc.) and
there’s even a balcony
scene.
o ’10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU’ (1999)
o Based on ”The Taming of the Shrew” (A Megera
Domada)
o O Cravo e a Rosa
o Based on “The Taming of the Shrew” (A Megera Domada)
o ‘SHE’S THE MAN’ (2006)
o Based on Twelfth Night (Noite de Reis)
o ‘WEST SIDE STORY’ (1961)
o Based on Romeo and Juliet
o ‘THE LION KING’ (1994)
o Based on Hamlet.
o Scar como Cláudio: o novo rei da
Dinamarca;
o Mufasa como Rei Hamlet (morto).
o Simba como Hamlet;
o Sarabi como Gertrudes: Rainha da
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Dinamarca.
o Zazu como Polônio – o camareiro-
mor do rei.
o Timão e Pumba como Rosencrantz
e Guildenstern: cortesãos.
o Hienas (Shenzi, Banzai e
Ed) como Laertes.
o Nala como Ofélia.