se plays frequently had little respect by his educated friends, who considered English plays of their own to be only tasteless entertainment.Shakespeare's professional life in London was marked by a number of financially beneficial arrangements that allowed him to share in the profits of his acting company, the Chamberlain's Men, later called the King's Men. The acting company had two theaters, the Globe Theatre and the Blackfriars. His plays were given special presentation at the courts of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I more frequently than those of any other coexistent writer. After 1608, Shakespeare's dramatic production lessened and it seemed that he spent more time in Stratford. There he had secure family in a wealthy house called New Place. Shakespeare had become a leading local citizen. He died on April 23, 1616, and was buried in the Stratford church.The earliest Shakespeare also owes a debt to Christopher Marlowe, whose writing probably gave much inspirationWilliam Shakespeare, in terms of his life and his body of work, is the most written-about author in the history of Western civilization. His canon includes 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and 2 epic narrative poems. The First Folio was published posthumously in 1623 by two of Shakespeare's acting companions, John Heminges and Henry Condell. Ever since then, the works of Shakespeare have been studied, analyzed, and enjoyed as some of the finest masterpieces of the English language.Major Works:Plays 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI, 1 Henry VI ,Richard III, The Comedy of Errors, Titus Andronicus, The Taming of the Shrew, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Love's Labour's Lost, Romeo and Juliet, Richard II, A Midsummer Night's Dream, King John, The Merchant of Venice, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Much Ado About Nothing, Henry V, Julius Caesar, As You Like It (1599–1600); Hamlet, The Merry Wives of Windsor (1600–01); Twelfth Night, Troilus and Cressida (1601–02); All's Well That Ends We...
