His life and work

Profile:

• Date of Birth: 1564
• Marriage to Anne Hathaway: 1582
• Death: 1616

Family tree:

Plays:

Each of Shakespeare's works and plays divide into three divisions classifying what type of play it is. The three divisions were: Tragedy, History and Comedy. They all varied in plot and attracted many audiences to the Globe Theatre. Some popular plays of Shakespeare include:

• Romeo and Juliet
• Hamlet
• Macbeth
• A midsummer night's dream
• Othello

The majority of popular plays were themed tragedy which the audience mostly loved. Shakespeare still did make a share of the other classification divisions which resulted in 37 plays being made. 10 tragedies and historical plays and 17 comedies.

A timeline of Shakespeare's life: