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    Shakespeare's early life i don't know why but i would like to know more about his childhood.. He was born around 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon to a middle-class merchant family and by the age of eighteen he was married with a child on the way .”He would later father of two more children”.He went to “King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon for education”. He died April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon.Often called the English national poet and considered by many to be the greatest dramatist of all time.

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    Greene and this remark sparks a fire in Henry Chettle. Finally, William’s theater company loses moral during the plague. Foremost, John Shakespeare started out as a humble farmer only to rise up the ranks and become a nobleman. He moved to Stratford upon Avon where money is made and starts out as an apprentice glove maker. During his stay, he finishes his apprenticeship and starts his own shop making enough money to support himself. For example, when John Shakespeare creates his own shop he makes

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    play Hamlet and Disneys movie The Lion King. Of course these are just two similarities from many. There are no birth records of William Shakespeare. Church records indicates that William Shakespeare was baptized at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26th, 1564. Because of this it has been believed he was born on or near April 23rd, 1564. This has been the date in which scholars acknowledge as his birthday. His parents, John Shakespeare

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    as his father was a leather worker, but the motivation of a new day and the great world carried him through. His life shows that he found motivation and inspiration with so many accomplishments to be proud of. William Shakespeare lived-in Stratford Upon Avon, England. Just like the world today there was a working government with different social classes such as upper class, middle class, and lower class. The government was controlled by the king of England, King Edward VI. King Edward was crowned

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    William Shakespeare is known as the most famous playwright in history. In the article, “Early Life in Stratford”, found in Britannica online, sources notes that Shakespeare was educated in a modest village grammar school. Although the school was considered elementary, his education was not. He studied the readings and the writings of Greek and Latin philosophers, poets, and essayist. His exposure to higher level vocabulary helped create his writing. These words, phrases and insults are recognizable

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    performed. Today, his plays such as Romeo & Juliet and Hamlet that are known all over the world. He was born on or near April 23, 1564 in Stratford –upon-Avon, England. He had 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

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    morph. However, his life is unchartered to numerous individuals. William Shakespeare, the bard of Avon, remains a widely acclaimed play writer whose early life, scholarly profession, and his last days left a perpetual legacy within the course of history. Much of Shakespeare’s early life remains obscure. Even his date of conception is relatively unknown. However, the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon has records that show he had been baptized on April 26, 1564 (Britannica). As a result, numerous

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    he still embraced life, writing 154 sonnets during his fifty two years; William was known for his many tragedies, romances and comedies; they are what made him famous around the world today. The compassionate William Shakespeare was born in “Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564” (Magill 1), his birthdate is unknown but is believed to have been on April 23, seeing he was “Christened on April 26, 1564” (Magill 1). Shakespeare was born during “the sixth year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I” (Neagle 140). For

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    life of William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England on April 23, 1564. As an infant he avoided the Black Plague that took the lives of many people during this time. His father, John Shakespeare, was a prosperous glove maker and wool dealer and was well regarded throughout Stratford, even holding the position of High Bailiff for a time. Young William saw his first play at the age of five from a traveling group of actors. Due to John’s position on the town council

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    William Shakespeare was born sometime in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, a small market town, as the third out of eight children to John and Mary Shakespeare. The exact date of his birth remains unknown, but records reveal that he was baptised on April 26, 1564. Financially, his family was well off. His father was a wealthy trader who later became the Bailiff of Stratford and essentially had the power of a mayor. Shakespeare’s ancestors were farmers known as yeomen. Shakespeare faced some difficulties

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