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References those trustable sources Shakespeare, William, Student Shakespeare Series; The Merchant of Venice, Australia: Cambridge University Press, 1999 Sparknotes, Act 2.website here. (collected 2/4/10) The Story Of The New Globe Theatre Website Here. (collected 5/4/10) Online Shakespeare. Webiste Here. (collected 6/4/10) Shakespeare Timeline Summary Chart Webiste Here. (collected 29/3/10) A Shakespeare Timeline Website Here. (collected 25/3/10) Shakespeare's Life Webiste Here. (collected 3/4/10) Merchant Of Venice film review Webiste Here. (collected 5/4/10) The Merchant Of Venice (2004) Webiste Here. (collected 7/4/10) Shakespeare's Biography Webiste Here. (collected 3/4/10) Merchant Of Venice Book Notes. Webiste Here. (Collected 28/3/10) Character Analysis Webiste Here. (collected 5/4/10) Merchant of Venice Characters Website Here. (collected 2/4/10) The Merchant Of Venice Website Here. (collected 1/4/10)

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23rd April 1564 : Birth of William Shakespeare in Stratford upon Avon
26th April 1564 : William Shakespeare baptized
27th November 1582 : 18 year old Shakespeare marries 26 year old Anne Hathaway
May 1583 : Birth of Shakespeare and Anne's first child, Susanna
February 1585 : Birth of Shakespeare and Anne's twins Hamnet and Judith
1585 - 1592 : Shakespeare moves to London to join a group of actors and his fame develops
1592 - 1594 : His plays 'The Rape of Lucrece', 'Titus Andronicus' and 'Taming of the Shrew' were published around this time
1594 : Shakespeare becomes part of a group of actors called Lord Chamberlain's Men
1594 - 1596 : Shakespeare is thought to have written 'King John'
1595 : 'Richard II' thought to be written and performed. Also, 'A Midsummer's Night's Dream' and 'Romeo and Juliet' thought to be composed
11th August 1596 : Shakespeare's son, Hamnet dies and is buried
1596 - 1597 : 'Merchant of Venice' and 'Henry IV Part One' is thought to havebeen written
1599 : The Lord Chamberlain's Men rents land from Nicholas Brend from which the Globe Theare was built. 'Julius Caesar' is the first recorded play to be performed in the Globe Theatre
1600 - 1601 : Shakespeare is thought to have written 'Hamlet'
1601 - 1602 : 'Twelfth Night', 'All Well That Ends Well' were thought to be written
1603 : 'A Midsummer's Night's Dream' is performed to Queen Elizabeth at Hampton Court. The Lord Chamberlain's Men is renamed the King's Men to honour James I
1604 : 'Measure for Measure' is written and performed at King James I Court. Othello written and performed
1606 : 'Antony and Cleopatra' is written
1608 : The King's Men takes a deal renting the Blackfriars Theatre for 21 years
1608 - 1610 : Theatre closes down due to plague
1610 : 'Othello' is performed at Oxford College by the King's Men
29th June 1613 : Globe Theatre is burnt to the ground during Henry VIII in an incident where a cannon was misfired
June 1614 : Globe Theatre reopens in the same site
23rd April 1616 : Shakespeare dies and is buried at Stratford's Holy Trinity Church 2 days later