Comedy+of+Errors+-+Shane

**Definition: **
 * Comedy of errors **

A __**comedy of errors**__ is a narrative work (often a play) that is light and often humorous or satirical in tone, in which the action usually features a series of comic instances of mistaken identity, and which typically culminates in a happy resolution of the thematic conflict.

William shakespeare **Birth: ** **26 April 1564**

**Death: **

died 23 April 1616

**Family: ** His father, Richard Shakespeare, was a tenant farmer who worked on various sections of land, one of which was owned by the wealthy Robert Arden of Wilmecote. John worked as a farmer with his father but in 1551 he moved to Stratford to set up business trading in wool, malt and corn. His businesses tied in well with his father with his father producing the goods and John trading in the retail side. John was skilled in both leatherworking and the curing and processing of fine leather to make ladies gloves and purses for the nobility and traded as a Glover and Whittawer. He bought a house in Henley Street, Stratford, which was conveniently near the market. It was probable that a shop was attached as this, as was the usual practice. He also started in the dubious business of money lending. He obviously started to do very well with all of his various interests as he then purchased another house in Greenhill Street, Stratford in 1552, five years before he married Mary.

**Education: ** > > > >   **THE PETTY SCHOOLS** **Major Achievements: ** Shakespeare has an endless list of wonderful achievements. If I were to walk the streets, anywhere, asking people if they have heard of Shakespeare, I would not get many answers saying “no”. Everybody knows the name William Shakespeare. He is considered the best playwright of all time. Even being able to write plays in his time was an achievement, because of the amount of illiterate people there were. In his lifetime, he wrote 38 plays, and an outstanding 154 sonnets. He was a great faithful husband, and a proud father of 3. Not only was Shakespeare well known in his time, he is being studied in high schools all across the world. It takes something special to be studied in schools, centuries after your death. **Famous Quotations: ** To be, or not to " be" and "O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?" form some of literature's most celebrated lines **Interesting Facts: ** Shakespeare’s life lasted for fifty-two years. It is known that he was born in April 1564 and that he died on 23rd April 1616. We know that he was baptised on 26th April 1564 and scholars now believe that he was born on April 23rd. He therefore died on his fifty-second birthday, coinciding with St George’s Day. How fitting that the great English writer is so closely identified with the patron saint of England!
 * **There are no specific records relating to the education of William Shakespeare or his attendance at school but reasonable assumptions can be made based on the information that is available**
 * **William Shakespeare's parents were both his father's election to the position of Alderman in Stratford-upon-Avon brought with it free education for his sons**
 * **William Shakespeare would have attended King Edward IV Grammar School in Stratford-upon-Avon from the age of 7 in 1571 and left school and formal education when he was fourteen in 1578**
 * **King Edward IV Grammar School is also referred to as the King's New School as it was named according to a charter by King Edward VI (Queen Elizabeth's younger brother) in 1553**

**Sample Comedy **

**Personal Reflection ** [Tell me what kind of comedy you most enjoy and why (minimum one paragraph).]

**Personal Humour ** [Tell a funny story about you or someone in your family (minimum one paragraph).]