The Shakespeare Resource Guide

William Shakespeare was born in England in April of 1564. Shakespeare was not only a writer, but an actor as well. His artistic abilities made him well known as a playwright in 1592. His poetry, plays, and sonnets rang of complex human tendencies. Shakespeare focused on human tragedy and the dire need of human affection in his plays, being the first artist to correlate renaissance values in his work. The renaissance was a rebirth of literary genius and multifaceted cultural advances. Shakespeare used those advances to bring commonality to queens and kings in his early works of Henry VI, Hamlet, and Richard III. His death on April 23, 1616 was the beginning of literary influences in the English language. For more on Shakespeare's life, works, and the legacy he left follow the links to grasp a brief insight of this profound writer.

Biography

Shakespeare's Life

Biography Written by English Professor Micheal Delahoyde

Short Biography of Shakespeare's Life

Dr. Elizabeth Latosi-Sawin's Biography on William Shakespeare

A Brief Biography of Shakespeare

Shakespeare's Life and Works

The Life of the Poet

The Poet, Playwright and Actor

The Life of Shakespeare for High School Students

A Short Biography About his Birth, Marriage, Offspring, and his Writing

Shakespeare's Works