|
Year |
Life |
| 1564 |
Shakespeare Born |
| 1565-1581 |
1567 Richard Burbage,
the greatest tragedian of the age, who would eventually portray Hamlet,
Lear, Othello and all Shakespeare's great parts born
1576 James Burbage (father of
Richard) obtains a 21 year lease and permission to build The Theatre in
Shoreditch
1577 The Curtain, a rival theater near The Theatre, opens in Finbury
|
| 1582 |
Shakespeare Married
Anne Hathaway |
| 1583 |
Birth of daughter Susanna
The Queen's Company is formed in London |
| 1585 |
Birth of twins, Judith and
Hamnet |
| 1587-1592 |
Departure from Stratford
Establishment in London as an actor/playwright |
| 1593 |
Preferment sought through aristocratic connections - dedicates Venus and
Lucrece to Henry Wriothsley, Earl of Southampton - possibly the youth of
the Sonnets |
| 1594 |
Founding member of the Lord
Chamberlain's Men |
| 1594-1596 |
The Lyrical
masterpieces
Prosperity and recognition as the leading London
playwright.
1596 John Shakespeare reapplies successfully for a
coat of arms
1596 Hamnet Shakespeare dies at age 11
|
| 1597-1599 |
Artistic Maturity
Purchases New Place, Stratford with other significant
investments
1599 The Globe Theater built on Bankside from the
timbers of The Theatre. Shakespeare is a shareholder and
receives about 10% of the profits
|
| 1600-1608 |
The Period of the
Great Tragedies & Problem Plays
1600 The Fortune Theater opens
1601 Shakespeare's father dies
1603 The Lord Chamberlain's Men become The King's Men
who perform at court more than any other company
1607 Susanna Shakespeare married Dr. John Hall
1608 The King's Men begin playing at the Blackfriars
1608 Shakespeare's mother dies
|
| 1609-1611 |
Period
of the Romances
1609 Publication of the Sonnets |
| 1612-1616 |
Shakespeare probably retires from London life to Stratford
Works on collaborations with John Fletcher
1616 Judith Shakespeare married Thomas Quiney
March 1616 Shakespeare apparently ill revises his will
April 23, 1616 Shakespeare dies and is burried at Holy
trinity Church, Stratford
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