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William Shakespeare
Gulielmus Shakesperius la
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
- Child of John Shakespeare and Mary Shakespeare
- Married to Anne Hathaway
- Dated April 1564 CE – 23 April 1616 CE (Old Style)
Overview
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)Wikidata record description. Read William Shakespeare in the Wikipedia reader.
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Affiliation
As a third party recorded it, often for one period of a life.
- Belonged to
Christianity
Abrahamic monotheistic religion - Belonged to
Catholicism
Christian doctrine professed by the Catholic Church Disputed - Belonged to
Anglicanism
Christian tradition developing out of the practices, liturgy and identity of the Church of England Disputed - Belonged to
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The family as a list · 13
Family 13
- child of (father) John Shakespeare English businessman and father of William Shakespeare (1530–1601)
- child of (mother) Mary Shakespeare mother of William Shakespeare
- parent of (child) Hamnet Shakespeare son of William Shakespeare
- parent of (child) Judith Quiney younger daughter of William Shakespeare
- parent of (child) Susanna Hall eldest child and older daughter of William Shakespeare
- sibling of Anne Shakespeare
- sibling of Edmund Shakespeare brother of William Shakespeare
- sibling of Gilbert Shakespeare brother of William Shakespeare
- sibling of Joan Shakespeare sister of William Shakespeare
- sibling of Joan Shakespeare ( -1611)
- sibling of Margaret Shakespeare (bef. 2 Dec 1562 - before 30 Apr 1563)
- sibling of Richard Shakespeare (1574-1613)
- married to Anne Hathaway wife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623)
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Connections
Documented influence 8
- was influenced by Christopher Marlowe
- was influenced by Ovid Roman poet (43 BC – 17/18 AD)
- was influenced by Plautus
- was influenced by Plutarch Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
- was influenced by Seneca
- was influenced by Thomas Kyd
- influenced Fyodor Dostoyevsky Russian novelist (1821–1881)
- influenced Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
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