Saturday 23 April 2016

CREATIVE WRITING - BIO SKETCH

Rewrite this bio sketch of William Shakespeare using determiners.

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon on 23rd April 1564.

His father William -successful local businessman and mother Mary was the

daughter of landowner-relatively prosperous- family paid for William’s

education -no evidence he attended university.

In 1582 William, aged only 18, married older woman named Anne

Hathaway- three children, Susanna, Hamnet and Juliet- son Hamnet died

aged just 11-due to well timed investments Shakespeare - firm financial

background, leaving time for writing and acting –bought land near

Stratford- soon doubled in value.

During lifetime, acquired fame-and had critics - he not without

controversy - received praise for plays -popular and commercially

successful-plays have retained appeal throughout history and world.

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