Book Review: Henry V
William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1546. He was the third child to Mary and John Shakespeare and lived in the small, provincial town of Stratford-upon-Avon. He most likely attended the King's New School, of which usually employed Oxford graduates and was generally well respectd. After petty school, modern day pre-school, Shakespeare was moved to a higher level of learning in Grammar School. Here his literary foundation was set in motion as he studied the great artists Plautus, Ovid, Seneca, and Horace. Traces of these author's are present in most of his current works. Shakespeare, however, did not attend a University, but left school to become a playwright. At the age of 18 he married 26 year old Anne Hathaway, and even with their vast age difference, managed to bear 3 children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Seeking prestige with his plays, Shakespeare joined an acting troupe called the Lord Chamberlain's Men. Even at this early stage......

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Title: Henry Iv
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Approximate Pages: 9 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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