William Shakespeare was born in April 1564. We are not sure of the actual date of his birth, but we know that on April 26, 1564, he was baptized. Shakespeare was six or seven years old when he entered high school, and dropped out when he was only thirteen. William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway at the age of 18 and together they had three children, all of whom died very young, leaving no heirs. In 1592 Shakespeare wrote his first play entitled Henry VI. He went on to complete many famous writings which included 5 poems and over 37 plays which consisted of 10 historical plays, 10 tragedies, and 17 comedies, one of which is titled A Midsummer Night's Dream. “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Shakespeare.mit.eda/Shakespeare was also an actor. Shakespeare wrote only three genres during his career. They were comedy, history and tragedy. A Midsummer Night's Dream was one of his most famous works written by him and was published in 1600. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare is a comedy in five acts. Each plot is connected by a marriage between an Amazonian queen and the Duke of Athens. The play is set in the woods. The story begins with a conflict between a father and daughter. The father wants his daughter to marry a suitor of his choice, but the daughter loves another man and refuses his request. In the second plot, a main character must write a comedy, which is part tragedy. In the last plot, the fairy king and his wife drift apart, with the king having to punish his wife since she did not obey him. The play ends with the characters realizing that it all may have just been a dream. During the first act, a problem with the four lovers is revealed: each of them seems to be in love with the... wrong medium of paper... ...to write A Midsummer Night's Dream. It pokes fun at the Elizabethan era, pointing out how women had little or no say in who their husband would be. In that era, a woman's husband was chosen by one of her male relatives and, of course, they chose a prestigious man for her husband regardless of how she felt about him. Another theory was that Shakespeare wrote this play for a nobleman's wedding. It was not unusual for wealthy weddings to include grand celebrations, such as a theatrical performance at the reception. Shakespeare not only had a huge impact on literature, but he influenced our personal lives in many ways. Even today we use and listen to passages of Shakespeare in our everyday language. LIST QUOTES HERE reference “The phrases coined by William Shakespeare www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/phrases-sayings-shakespeare.html make it meaningful