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    William Shakespeare was a playwright born on 1564.There is several mysteries about this man. His actual date of birth is unknown. No one knows exactly where he was born, but he is believed to have come from the area of Stratford-On-Avon in England. What we do know is that he wrote plays which were popular then and are still popular now. Shakespeare wrote many types of plays such as dramas, comedies and tragedies. His plays continue to be performed today and several have been made into movies. Hamlet

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    William Shakespeare      On April 26, 1564, John Shakespeare's son, William, was baptized at the Stratford Parish Church. No one knows for certain when his birthday was. (Brown 22) It was thought that young Shakespeare began attending school at the age 7, in Stratford. (Wadsworth 344) Before Shakespeare reached the age of 13, his family endured hardships. Shakespeare's formal schooling ceased. At that time, William may have begun helping his father in the gloving business

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    at Holy Trinity Church on April 26, 1564. From this information, scholars can conclude that he was born on or around April 23, 1564. On November 28, 1582, in Worcester, in Canterbury Province, when William was 18, he married Anne Hathaway, who was 26. As it turns out, Anne was pregnant with their first child, Susanna when they wed. She was born on May 26, 1583. Two years later twins Hamnet and judith were born. After the birth of the twins, there are seven years of William Shakespeare's life that

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    died tragically of the Bubonic Plague. As his grandfather was a farm produce seller, his family was in constant state of danger of the Bubonic Plague. Shakespeare wed Anne Hathaway on November 28, 1582, in Worchester. Hathaway was pregnant during this wedding, and their first child Susanna was born May 26, 1583. Two years later, Hathaway delivered twins named Hamnet and Judith. Hamnet later died of the Bubonic Plague at the age of eleven. After the twins were born, there were seven years

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    William left the grammar school it was believed he was about fifteen years old. Only a few years after leaving grammar school, William married Anne Hathaway who was twenty six and William was now eighteen, she was already expecting her first child upon marrying William but that “was a fairly common situation at the time” (folger.edu). Prior to marrying William, Anne grew up outside of Stratford in Shottery; however, after marrying William she moved to Stratford where she would spend the rest of her

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    Romeo and Juliet Hamlet and Macbeth. Who was William Shakespeare? Well, for one thing, let's start at the beginning. He was born April 26, 1564, and died April 23, 1616, So he lived till he was 52 years old. When he was 18 years old he married Anne Hathaway and had 3 kids; Susanna was the first born, then he had twins and named them Hamnet and Judith. His mother and father's names are Mary Arden and John Shakespeare.he lived in England during the Elizabethan period.he was born in Warwickshire Stratford-upon-Avon

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    William Shakespeare, also known as “Bard” meaning poet was born on April 26th, 1564. At the age of eighteen he married twenty-six year old Anne Hathaway. Much of Shakespeare’s career as a poet was started when he was twenty-one in London. Throughout his lifespan he wrote numerous well- known plays and sonnets, such as: Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Macbeth, The Tempest etc. Out of all his plays and sonnets Romeo and Juliet stands out the most. Shakespeare wrote this play in the Elizabethan Age, this is

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    Life of Shakespeare According to a William Shakespeare biography website.“William Shakespeare was an English playwright, actor and poet also known as the “Bard of Avon” and often called England’s national poet. In his 20 years as a playwright, Shakespeare wrote plays that capture the complete range of human emotion and conflict.” He was born on April, 1564 in Stratford-Upon-Avon which was located in the midlands. His parents were farmers which means he lived in a rural farming area. He had eight

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    Shakespeare, a glover and leather merchant, and Mary Arden, a local landed heiress. William Shakespeare's next documented event in his lifetime was the marriage to Anne Hathaway on November 28, 1582. William was 18 at the time and Anne was 25, seven years his senior. There was some haste in arranging the ceremony, presumably as Anne was three months pregnant. After his marriage, Shakespeare left few traces in historical records until he appeared on the London theatrical scene. The late 1580s are

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    two older sisters, Joan and Judith, and three younger brothers, Gilbert, Richard and Edmund. As a teenager, he studied reading, writing and the classics at the King’s New School, in Stratford. On November 28, 1582, William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in Worcester, in Canterbury Province when he was 18 years old. Their first daughter named Susanna, was born on May 26, 1583. Two years later, their twins Hamnet and Judith were born on February 2, 1585. However, Hamnet

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