William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) - the great English poet, playwright, novelist.PLACE OF BIRTH England, Stratford-upon-Avon.William Shakespeare is often called the world's greatest playwright. He wrote comedies, tragedies and historical plays in England in the last part of the 16th and the early 17th century.William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in the English town of Stratford-upon-Avon. His father was a businessman and the town's mayor. His mother came from a family that owned land near Stratford. William had three younger brothers and two younger sisters.Like other boys of middle-class families, William attended a grammar school in Stratford where he got a good education and also learned Latin.When William was 18 he married Anne Hathaway. They had three children, first Susanna and then twins, a son named Hamnet and a daughter named Judith. Hamnet died when he was 11.We don't really know what William did during the following years but in 1592 he went to London to work as a writer and actor. It was a difficult job and only the best found work in London.From 1592 to 1594 the Black Death spread across England. Many public places were closed and plays couldn't be performed either. Shakespeare spent these years writing sonnets and poems.When the theatres opened up again in 1594 Shakespeare joined the best acting company of the country—Lord Chamberlain's Men. It had the best actors, the best writers and the most famous theatre—the Globe.The Globe was a huge amphitheatre without a roof. The seats were curved around a stage that was built on many levels.Plays always started at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. People who didn't have the money to buy a seat were allowed to stand in the front of the stage. All kinds of people came to see the shows– housewives, children, noblemen and even visitors from other countries. The company also presented special plays for kings and queens.Shakespeare and his fellow actors were responsible for everything in the Globe theatre. They owned the building and the costumes, they wrote the scripts and they also shared the profits that they made. The actors and writers of the theatre worked together successfully for many years.In the twenty years that he worked on stage Shakespeare wrote 37 plays. They can be put into three big categories:- Tragedies are plays that show the downfall of a main character. His most famous tragedies are Hamlet,King Lear and Macbeth.- Comedies are funny plays that have a happy ending most of the time. A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It and The Merry Wives of Windsor are among the most popular.- Historical plays are dramas about the lives of some of England's most powerful kings like Henry IV orRichard II.William Shakespeare retired from the theatre in 1610 and went back to his home town Stratford, where he lived until his death in 1616.At that time the people of England did not know that their country's greatest poet and playwright had died. They thought of him only as a popular actor and writer.
Evgeny Plushenko (Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko , or Yevgeny Viktorovich Plyushchenko) was born November 3, 1982 in the village of Sunny (Khabarovsk Krai , USSR) . He's a winner Winter Olympics in 2006 and two-time silver medalist in the Winter Olympics in 2002 and 2010 , three-time world champion , seven-time European champion , four-time winner of the Grand Prix finals and decyatikratny champion Russia in the men's singles skating . Honored Master of Sports of Russia, a senior lieutenant of the Russian army . Won many state awards, including the Order of Friendship , the Order of Merit , a medal "For merits before Fatherland » I degree medal " For Strengthening Combat Commonwealth" ( Ministry of Defense ) . Winner of prestigious nominations .Eugene started riding at the age of four . Boy was skating to strengthen weak health . His first coach was Tatiana Scala. He then went on to train under the guidance of Michael Makoveeva , which was seven years old won his first competition - Tournament " Crystal Skate ." When Eugene was 11 years old , the Sports Palace in Volgograd was closed. Forced to choose between to quit skating or separated from his family , he went to one in St. Petersburg to train a group of legendary Alexei Mishin , who has coached Olympic champion Alexei Urmanova 1994 and future Olympic champion Alexei Yagudin .Eugene encountered difficulties during the first year in St. Petersburg, is thousands of miles from his parents and sisters, living in a communal apartment , in conditions unsuitable for his young age. Eugene parents were forced to work overtime to support his son , and several times raised the question of his return home. But the will and the dream were stronger. Over time, Zhenya's mom moved in with him to St. Petersburg , and in moral and material support of coach Alexei Mishin , life began to improve , so that Eugene could concentrate on training . Plushenko has progressed rapidly in the international arena under the tutelage Mishin. In 1997, at age 14 he won the World Junior Championships in Seoul (South Korea). The following 1998 only 15 years of age he sensationally won the bronze medal at the World Championships in adults , causing a big hype around his name by judges and commentators all talking about a new "miracle boy ."
Honored Master of Sports of Russia, a senior lieutenant of the Russian army . Won many state awards, including the Order of Friendship , the Order of Merit , a medal "For merits before Fatherland » I degree medal " For Strengthening Combat Commonwealth" ( Ministry of Defense ) . Winner of prestigious nominations .Eugene started riding at the age of four . Boy was skating to strengthen weak health . His first coach was Tatiana Scala. He then went on to train under the guidance of Michael Makoveeva , which was seven years old won his first competition - Tournament " Crystal Skate ." When Eugene was 11 years old , the Sports Palace in Volgograd was closed. Forced to choose between to quit skating or separated from his family , he went to one in St. Petersburg to train a group of legendary Alexei Mishin , who has coached Olympic champion Alexei Urmanova 1994 and future Olympic champion Alexei Yagudin .Eugene encountered difficulties during the first year in St. Petersburg, is thousands of miles from his parents and sisters, living in a communal apartment , in conditions unsuitable for his young age. Eugene parents were forced to work overtime to support his son , and several times raised the question of his return home. But the will and the dream were stronger. Over time, Zhenya's mom moved in with him to St. Petersburg , and in moral and material support of coach Alexei Mishin , life began to improve , so that Eugene could concentrate on training . Plushenko has progressed rapidly in the international arena under the tutelage Mishin. In 1997, at age 14 he won the World Junior Championships in Seoul (South Korea). The following 1998 only 15 years of age he sensationally won the bronze medal at the World Championships in adults , causing a big hype around his name by judges and commentators all talking about a new "miracle boy ."