[Music] oh not [Music] is how's the Hamlet going little kitty it's challenging well challenges are something the writer of Hamlet face do so let me share with you the theatrical life of William Shakespeare zoom in William shakes renowned as one of History's Greatest writers Enchanted audiences with his plays and poems from Timeless tragedies like Romeo and Juliet to witty comedies like The Merchant of Venice his work remains popular even today so let's delve into the story of creativity and the pursuit of greatness in the quaint town of straford Upon a nestled along the banks of the Avon River William Shakespeare entered the world in 1564 while the exact date of his birth remains uncertain it is traditionally celebrated on April 23d St George's day later William likely attended a Junior School in Stratford learning basic literacy with a horn book at around 7 he joined King's new school well Latin was emphasized it was during his school days that little Shakespeare got inspired by classical writers such as ID Terren and plotus as well as Roman history his formal education likely ended at 14 or 15 and in 1582 when he was 18 years old Shakespeare married 20 6-year-old an haway following this event not much is known about Shakespeare's early adulthood hence historians often refer to the period between 1585 and 1592 as the Lost Years of Shakespeare but what we do know is that after 1592 William Shakespeare is believed to have begun working in London where he eventually made a name for himself in the world of theater with his well-crafted plays however not everyone admired his talents as one of his contemporaries a playwright named Robert Green made critical remarks about Shakespeare implying that he lacked literary skill or sophistication but despite this criticism Shakespeare continued to work hard at and people started coming in good numbers to watch us plays however life had some other script as in 1593 a plague broke out in London forcing the theaters to close for some time in 1594 William Shakespeare joined the Lord Chamberlain's men a prominent acting company in London as a founding member actor playwright and shareholder the the company was later renamed the king's Ben under the patronage of King James I just when things seemed to be looking up in 1596 Shakespeare received the heartbreaking news that his son hamnet was sick he rushed back to Stratford to be with him but sadly his son didn't recover and passed away leaving Shakespeare devastated the grief later found expression in his play Hamlet which depicts a different way of dealing with sorrow another tragedy struck in 1613 when a fire broke out during a performance at the Globe Theater where shakespere plays were regularly staged despite causing significant damage to the theater including its destruction the fire did not extinguish the spirit of the King's Men Shakespeare acting company they remained undeterred and the globe was eventually rebuilt after this Shakespeare continued to write further segmenting his legacy as one of History's Greatest play rides but unfortunately on April 23rd 1616 Shakespeare passed away at the age of 52 due to illness but to this day Shakespeare's work continues to be loved by all demonstrating the enduring importance of his contributions to our culture and education trivia time did you know that during his lifetime William Shakespeare wrote around 37 plays for the theater and over 150 poams however many scholars debate whether Shakespeare truly wrote his place it's sketching time today's sketch of the day goes to Maisha hope you learn something new today until next time it's me Dr boox zooming out what happened Kitty Dy or not Dy never mind