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A Story of Dream & Destiny William Shakespeare.

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By Arbab HaiderPublished 11 months ago 14 min read
A Story of Dream & Destiny William
Shakespeare.
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Hello my amazing friends today I have

something truly special for you to read

carefully because this story will change

the way you think speak and feel about

English he is the finest psychologist

the world has ever produced he

understood the human heart like no one

else you must have heard about Romeo and

Juliet Hamlet McBeth and othell these

are not just stories they are mirrors of

life love power betrayal ambition

everything that makes us human he

captured in his words his influence is

so great that English itself would not

be the same without him many words

phrases and ideas we use today came from

His Brilliant mind but how did he become

William

Shakespeare the greatest writer in

history he was not born into a rich or

powerful family he did not go to a grand

University

yet he became the most famous name in

literature so if you are learning

English today if you struggle with words

if you wonder how to express yourself

this story is for you because

Shakespeare himself started as an

ordinary boy just like anyone else this

is a story of struggle passion and

Unstoppable creativity so sit back

listen carefully and enjoy this will not

only improve your English listening

skills but also fill you with

inspiration it was a cold April Day in

the year

1564 in a small English town called

Stratford upon Avon a baby boy was born

his parents John and Mary Shakespeare

held him close never knowing that their

son would one day change the world his

name was William Shakespeare Stratford

upon Avon was not a big city it was a

quiet town with narrow streets wooden

houses and a river flowing gently

through it people lived simple lives

working as Farmers Traders and

Craftsmen Williams Father John

Shakespeare was a glove maker he made

fine leather gloves and sold them in the

Town Market he was a hard-working man

respected in the community his mother

Mary AR

came from a wealthy farming family she

was kind strong and full of love for her

children William was the third of eight

children the house was always noisy with

laughter chatter and the sounds of daily

life but William was different he was

curious he observed everything he

listened to how people spoke how they

laughed how they cried he didn't know it

yet but this curiosity would one day

make him the greatest playwright of all

time in those days there were no

televisions no phones no

internet people entertained themselves

with stories traveling actors would come

to town and perform plays in the streets

young William would watch in amazement

his eyes wide with excitement he loved

listening to old Legends folktales and

heroic stories from history each story

made his imagination stronger at the age

of seven Williams started school the

school was a small simple building with

wooden benches and a strict teacher but

what he learned there would shape his

Destiny he studied Latin history poetry

and literature Latin was the language of

Scholars and young William became quite

good at it he read the Great stories of

ancient Rome and Greece he discovered

writers like ID Plutarch and Virgil

their words stayed with him inspiring

his future plays but William wasn't just

a bookworm he loved nature he would walk

through the green fields watch the river

and listen to the sounds of birds he

played with his friends ran through the

streets and enjoyed life like any other

boy

yet there was something inside him a

deep hunger for Words stories and

meaning just when life seemed normal

trouble struck William's father once a

respected businessman started facing

financial problems he had borrowed money

for his business but things were not

going well this meant the family had

less money it was a difficult time there

were even days when they struggled to

buy

food William saw the stress in his

father's eyes the worry in his mother's

voice he knew that life was uncertain

but instead of feeling hopeless he

observed everything he felt every

emotion deeply he learned that life is

full of ups and downs something he would

later write about in his

plays even as a child William had a

special way with words he would make up

little poems and Rhymes he loved to act

to play roles to entertain his friends

with

stories but no one in Stratford upon

Avon knew that this young boy would one

day write the most famous plays in the

world for now he was just William the

boy with big dreams but those dreams

were about to take him far very far

William Shakespeare was growing up fast

by the time he turned 14 he had already

read many books listened to hundreds of

stories and watched traveling actors

perform in his small town but life was

not easy his father's financial troubles

were getting worse the once respected

businessman was now struggling to pay

debts his family which had lived in

Comfort was now facing tough times young

Williams saw it all he saw how quickly

life could change he understood that

nothing in life was permanent not money

not status not even happiness but

instead of feeling hopeless he became

more observant thoughtful and

creative and then something happened

that changed his life

forever by the time William turned 18 he

was no longer a boy he was a young man

and like many young men he fell in love

her name was Anne Hathaway she was a

beautiful intelligent and independent

woman but there was something unusual

about their love story an was 26 years

old 8 years older than

William in those times it was uncommon

for a younger man to marry an older

woman but love doesn't follow rules and

William was deeply in love with Anne

however something unexpected happened

Anne Hathaway became pregnant before

they were married this was a big deal in

those days Society was very strict about

such matters and a child born outside of

marriage would bring shame to both

families so William and Anne had to get

married quickly in November

1582 at just 18 years old William

Shakespeare married an Hathaway he was

still a young man trying to find his way

in life and now he was about to become a

father 6 months after the wedding Anne

gave birth to their first child a baby

girl named Susanna two years later in

1585 Anne gave birth to twins a boy

hamnet and a girl

Judith at just 21 years old William

Shakespeare was a husband and a father

of three children life was moving fast

but there was was one problem how would

he support his family his father's

business was still struggling and

William had no stable job he knew he had

to find a way to make money but what

could he do he had no interest in

working as a glove maker like his father

he had no land no title no fortune but

he had words he had stories he had a

burning desire to create the mysterious

lost

years 1585 to

1592 this was the period of

Shakespeare's life that historians call

The Lost years because no one knows

exactly what he did during these seven

years there are no records of him

working in Stratford and no one knows

for sure how he

survived but there are some

theories one some say he became a school

teacher since he was well educated he

might have worked as a private tutor for

a rich family two some believe he worked

as an actor he might have joined a

traveling Theater Company learning the

art of performance

three others say he got into legal

trouble and had to leave Stratford one

story suggests that he was caught

hunting illegally on a rich man's land

and had to run away whatever the truth

may be one thing is certain by the time

Shakespeare reappeared in history in

1592 he was no longer just a small town

boy he was in London ready to Take On

The World London in the late 1500s was a

city full of energy ambition and

opportunity it was the heart of

England's theater scene filled with

actors writers and Poets all competing

to make a name for

themselves Shakespeare arrived in London

with no money no connections and no

experience but he had something more

powerful Talent determination and an

Unstoppable passion for

storytelling he began working as an

actor in small theater groups he studied

everything the way people spoke how they

moved how they expressed emotions and

soon he started writing his own plays at

first he wrote simple entertaining plays

to make people laugh but as time passed

he realized he could do more he could

write plays that made people think feel

and question life

itself by

1592 Shakespeare was becoming well known

in London's theater world but not

everyone liked him a famous playwright

named Robert Green insulted him in a

letter calling him an upstart Crow

meaning a nobody who was trying to act

like a great WR but Shakespeare didn't

let it stop him instead he worked harder

he wrote more plays performed in more

theaters and gained the respect of

actors and audiences then in

1593 something terrible happened a

deadly disease called the plague spread

across London theaters were forced to

close and Shakespeare suddenly found

himself without work but he didn't give

up instead of writing plays he started

writing poems he wrote two famous long

poems one Venus and Adonis two the rape

of

lucra these poems made him rich and

famous even the Queen of England Queen

Elizabeth I was impressed by his work by

1594 theaters reopened and Shakespeare

returned to doing what he loved most

writing and Performing plays from 1594

onwards Shakespeare became part of a

famous acting company called the Lord

Chamberlain's men he was not just

writing plays he was performing in them

his plays were full of love and

heartbreak Romeo and Juliet power and

ambition McBeth betrayal and revenge

Hamlet jealousy and Madness othell

by the late 1590s Shakespeare was one of

the most famous playwrights in England

but Shakespeare didn't stop he wanted

more more success more influence and

more masterpieces that would stand the

test of time and that's exactly what he

achieved the Globe Theater a home for

Shakespeare's

dreams in

1599 something extraordinary happened sh

Shakespeare and his acting company the

Lord Chamberlain's men decided to build

their own theater they named it the

Globe Theater imagine the scene a

massive circular theater with an open

roof thousands of excited people rushing

to get a seat the stage set for some of

the greatest plays ever

written this was Shakespeare's home his

dream his kingdom at the globe he

performed his greatest works Hamlet a

story about revenge Madness and fate

McBeth a tale of power ambition and

guilt Othello a tragic story of love and

jealousy Julius Caesar a political drama

full of

betrayal these plays were not just

entertainment they were powerful stories

that made people think feel and question

life itself and soon Shakespeare's

success brought him Wealth Beyond

imagination by the early 1600s

Shakespeare was not just a famous writer

he was one of the richest playwrights in

England he owned shares in the Globe

Theater which brought him a huge income

every time a play was performed he

earned money from published plays and

poems which were sold all over England

he received Royal support which meant

the king and queen admired his work he

bought multiple prop properties

including a grand house in Stratford

called new

place at a time when most playwrights

struggled to survive Shakespeare was

living a comfortable wealthy life but

Fame and Fortune were not enough for him

he wanted something bigger in 16003 a

historic event changed everything Queen

Elizabeth I who had supported

Shakespeare died her successor was King

James I at first no one knew if the new

king would appreciate theater or if he

would close the theaters forever but

Shakespeare didn't have to worry King

James loved his work in fact he loved

Shakespeare's play so much that he

personally invited Shakespeare's acting

company to perform for him and then

something incredible happened King James

gave Shakespeare's company a royal title

they were now called the King's

Men this was the highest honor a

playwright could

receive it meant they were official

actors of The Royal Court they were

protected and supported by the king

himself they would perform in front of

the most powerful people in England

Shakespeare had gone from being a glove

Maker's son to the most celebrated

playright in England's

history between 16003 and in 1611

Shakespeare wrote some of his most

famous and deepest plays these were not

just stories they were reflections of

Life power love and loss King Lear a

heartbreaking story of a father's

betrayal McBeth the dark tale of

ambition and destruction The Tempest a

magical story of forgiveness and New

Beginnings his writing became darker

more emotional and deeply

philosophical because Shakespeare was

changing he was growing older he had

seen Fame Fortune betrayal and loss his

plays became more personal and his

characters felt more real than ever

before by 1611 Shakespeare had achieved

everything he had ever dreamed of he was

famous he was rich he was respected by

Kings and no

William Shakespeare had lived a life

beyond imagination he had gone from a

small town boy in Stratford to the most

famous playwright in history he had

written tragedies comedies and histories

that changed the way people thought

about life love power and fate he had

performed for kings and queens and

became one of the richest and most

respected men of his time in

1613 Shakespeare made a decision that

surprised everyone he retired for years

he had lived in London writing acting

and directing plays but deep inside he

missed home he missed the quiet streets

of Stratford he missed the green fields

and rivers and most of all he missed his

family so he packed his things and

returned to new place his grand house in

Stratford here he planned to spend the

rest of his life in peace he would wake

up early in the morning and walk around

his Gardens enjoying the beauty of

nature he would sit by the fireplace

reading books and thinking about the

life he had lived he would spend time

with his daughters Susanna and Judith

talking about life love and the

future sometimes visitors from London

would come to see him asking for his

advice on plays and poetry but even

though he had retired his mind was still

full of stories people say that even in

his final years he would sit for hours

lost in his thoughts Whispering words of

poetry to

himself in 1616 something unexpected

Happened One Day Shakespeare attended a

dinner party with his friends it was a

joyful evening laughter wine and

conversation filled the room but soon

after Shakespeare fell ill some say it

was a fever some say it was a disease

caught from the cold weather no one

knows for sure but within days his

health declined rapidly his family and

friends gathered around him knowing that

the greatest writer in history was

leaving this

world on April 23rd 1616 at the age of

52 William Shakespeare breathed his last

breath the world had lost a genius but

his words would never die before his

death Shakespeare wrote a few lines that

would be his final words to the world he

knew that after his death people might

move his body from his grave so he wrote

an Epitaph a short poem warning anyone

who tried to disturb his rest good

friend for Jesus sake forbear to dig the

dust enclosed here blessed be the man

that SP Bears these stones and cursed be

he that moves my

bones even in death his words were

powerful and eternal when Shakespeare

died Stratford fell

silent people gathered at Holy Trinity

Church the place where he was baptized

as a baby to say their final

goodbyes the church was filled with

people actors writers family friends and

and simple towns folk who had known him

since childhood tears were shed prayers

were whispered and his body was laid to

rest in the very town where he was born

no Grand monuments no golden tombs just

a simple grave marked with his own words

but little did the world know this was

just the beginning of his legacy

Shakespeare's body may have been buried

but his words refused to die his plays

continued to be performed his books

continued to be read his name continued

to be spoken years passed then decades

then

centuries and yet Shakespeare remained

alive in the hearts of people across the

world his Works were translated into

every language on Earth his stories

inspired millions of writers filmmakers

and Poets

his words became a part of everyday

speech with phrases like to be or not to

be all the worlds a stage a rose by any

other name would smell as sweet his life

was a proof that words have power power

to inspire power to heal power to change

the world even today over 400 years

later Shakespeare is still everywhere

his plays are performed in theaters

across the world his books are studied

in schools and universities his words

appear in movies songs and speeches

because Shakespeare understood human

nature better than anyone else he wrote

about love betrayal ambition jealousy

fate and dreams things that every human

being can relate to he showed us that

love can be beautiful but also tragic

Romeo and Juliet power can corrupt even

the strongest Hearts McBeth betrayal can

come from those closest to us Julius

Caesar life is full of uncertainty and

mystery

Hamlet his stories remind us who we are

and who we can become if Shakespeare

were alive today he would have one

message for you dream big tell your

story never stop believing in yourself

because he was just a small town boy

from Stratford who dared to dream beyond

the ordinary and today his name is

written in history forever William

Shakespeare's life may have ended but

his story will never end and now it is

in your hands his words are yours to

read to learn and to share with the

world my amazing friends you have a

dream right maybe you want to be a

writer an actor a speaker a leader a

Creator someone who leaves a mark on

this world but sometimes fear stops you

people doubt you you feel like giving up

let me tell you something powerful today

William Shakespeare was just like you he

was born in a small town he had no Rich

family he had no connections no one

believed he would be

famous but he had one thing

a dream and that dream changed the world

now it's your turn you have a fire

inside you you have a story to tell you

have a voice that matters don't let fear

stop you don't let people tell you you

can't do it because the truth is you can

you are stronger than you think you are

greater than you believe you are one

step away from changing your life

forever so my friends never stop chasing

your dream start today work hard never

give up and one day just like

Shakespeare your name will be

remembered now if this story inspired

you even a little bit then like this

video so I know you felt the power of

this message comment below tell me

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because we are on a journey of learning

growing and becoming Unstoppable

together my amazing friends your future

is waiting for you go and make history

and always remember it is not in the

stars to hold our destiny but in

ourselves William

Shakespeare and maybe just maybe you are

the next great Storyteller the world is

waiting for see you in the next video

Stay inspired stay Unstoppable

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About the Creator

Arbab Haider

As an author, I am captivated by the human experience, diving deep into the complexities of relationships and the emotions that define our lives. My writing journey began with a simple desire to tell stories that resonate with readers.

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