Authors Biographical DataWilliam Shakespeare was born in the small town of Stratford-on-Avon, on 23 April 1564. His father was John Shakespeare a glove maker and his mother was Mary Arden. He may have studied at King Edward IV Grammar School, Stratford. There he learned some Greek, Latin and read the Roman playwright. At the age of eighteen, Shakespeare had married twenty-six-year-old Anne Hathaway. They had three children: Susanna who was born in 1583 and the twins Judith and Hamnet in 1585. Hamnet, however, died at an early age. Shakespeare's first two poems were Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucretia. In 1594 he joined the Lord of Chamberlain's company of actors. In 1599 he was part owner of the Globe theater which became the most famous theater of its time. Most of his praised works were written between 1589 and 1613. His sonnets, however, were not published until 1609. He wrote several tragedies such as Othello and Macbeth, which were appreciated in the world of literature. Shakespeare also wrote tragicomedies or romances such as Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare died on 23 April 1616 and left his wife and two daughters. His four grandchildren all died and neither had children. Thus, the Shakespearean family lineage was over. Shakespeare wrote the play Twelfth Night in the middle of his career, around 1601. Its first publication occurred in 1623 in his first folio. The work is about the twins Viola and Sebastian who, after being shipwrecked, found themselves in different parts of the island of Illyria. Both think the other is dead and search for ways to survive in Illyria. Sebastian was saved by Antonio, a sea captain, and took the... middle of paper... they were scolded. The structure of the social classes of Elizabethan society is also represented in the work. This is evident through Shakespeare's use of prose and verse to distinguish between the upper and lower classes. Representatives of the upper class included Olivia and Orsino. The lower class was embodied by people like Maria, Valentinus and Malvolio. Feste is also lower class, but his linguistic duality portrays him to the audience not only as a fool but also as someone wise. Critical Response to Twelfth Night Critics believe that Twelfth Night is nothing short of humor and praise it as another of Shakespeare's best works. For them the real importance of the book lies in the fact that it is fun to read and captures the attention of 21st century readers who are very fascinated by its essence and Elizabethan madness. Works Cited www.google.com