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William Shakespeare One of the most notorious authors in all of literature, who composed outstanding works such as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, still continues to influence people of the 21st century. Even through his success as a writer, there is very little known about the life of William Shakespeare. “England’s greatest ever literary genius, who's huge and varied output remains internationally known nearly four centuries later, remains today a shadowy figure shrouded in myth, rumor, and supposition.”- Peter Brimacombe William Shakespeare was born around April 23, 1564 to John and Mary Shakespeare, he was their oldest surviving child. He had three younger brothers, Gilbert, Richard, and Edmund, he also had two younger sisters: Anne, who died at the age of seven, and Joan. William’s father worked as a leatherworker, but eventually he became the town’s bailiff which would be considered similar to being mayor. The answer is not clear as to why, but shortly after that John stepped away …show more content…

Anne grew up in the village of Shottery, which was just outside of Stratford, but when bound to William she moved and spent the remainder of her life in Stratford. After the birth of their first child Susanna, they had twins, Judith and Hamnet in early 1585. Through the years Anne lived with the children back in Stratford while William worked in London, it is not certain what time he decided to move there but many speculate that this was hints of a strained marriage. Shakespeare’s only son, Hamnet, died at age eleven in 1596. Susanna married a Stratford doctor named John Hall, and eventually in 1608 Shakespeare’s first grandchild, Elizabeth, was born. Judith married Thomas Quiney who was a Stratford vintner, but unluckily the family died out which left no direct descendants to

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