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In 1585 Bredero was born in Amsterdam in [The Netherlands]] and lived there his whole life. He called himself "G.A. Bredero, Amstelredammer", and sometimes he is called Breero or Brederode. He was the third child of Adriaen Cornelisz. Bredero, who was a shoemaker, and Marry Gerbrants. In school Bredero learned French and possibly also some English and Latin. Later he was educated as an art painter, but none of his paintings have survived. He was an active member of the rederijkerskamer "d'Eglantier" in Amsterdam and had friends like Roemer Visscher and P.C.HooftPieter Corneliszoon Hooft ( March 16, 1581 May 21, 1647), often abbreviated to PC Hooft was a Dutch historian, poet and playwright. He was born in Amsterdam as the son of the then mayor, Cornelis Hooft. As a poet, he was influenced by his Renaissance cont and Hugo GrotiusHugo Grotius Huig de Groot or Hugo de Groot 10th April 1583 28th August 1645) worked as a jurist in the Dutch Republic and laid the foundations for international law, based on natural law. He was also a philosopher, playwright, poet, and influential think. In the year 1618, on the age of 33, Bredero suddenly died, shortly after he had fallen through ice. He never got married.
Bredero wrote different kinds of plays: tragediesTragedy is a form of drama which can be traced back as far as the theatre of ancient Greece. The Greek tragedies were originally written and produced for theatrical competitions, and the winning team in the tragic competition would receive a goat to feast, farcesDefinition A farce is a comedy written for the stage, or a film, which aims to entertain the audience by means of unlikely and extravagant yet often possible situations, disguise and mistaken identity, verbal humour of varying degrees of sophistication, w and comediesComedy is the use of humor in the performing arts. It also means a performance that relies heavily on humor. The term originally comes from theater, where it simply referred to a play with a happy ending, in contrast to a tragedy. The humor, once an incid. He is most famous for his comedy "De Spaanschen Brabander Ierolimo", about a poor nobleman who pretends to be wealthy. After centuries this play is still performed in theatres. Bredero often used the words "'t kan verkeeren" to end a play, as it's signature, and nowadays these words are still used in DutchDutch is a West Germanic language spoken worldwide by around 21 million people. The variety of Dutch spoken in Belgium is also informally called Flemish . The Dutch name for the language is Nederlands or less formal Hollands and Dutch is sometimes called as an expression, meaning "things happen".
The dates are first publication dates, most plays were already performed several years earlier.