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Background
Information
William
Shakespeare was born in 1564 in a little country side town known as
Stratford. His mother wasMary Arden; who was a daughter of a
landowner. His father was John shakespeare, who was a
butcher. Shakespeare was the oldest son of Mary. In
1568 William`s dad was made mayor of Stratford. While in
office he was kicked outfor not keeping peace. In 1596 William
restored his family`s position and, earned them a coat of arms.
Shakespeare attended Stratford Grammer School to
learn to read and write. From 1580 to 1582 he was a teacher
for the Roman Catholic family. When he was fifteen a young woman
drouned in a lake nearby. That was where he got hisinspiration
for "Hamlet". At the age of 18
William found a local town girl by the name of Anne Hathaway; she was
eight years older than William. They had three kids together,
Hamnet, Judith, and Susanna. In 1596 Sahkespeares only son died.
Later on in life Shakespeare left Stratford for a
charge of poaching. He moved over to London and began writting
his own plays. In 1599 "The Globe" was built for his plays. Many
people thought of him differently. Some would say "He was a
fantastic writer, his hand and mind went together." Others would
put a negative description of him. For example "William is a
dronken savage" or "He is a complete fool."
Later on he wrote "Romeo and Juliet". It
was based on real lovers that were forbidden to see eachother from the
fate of their love. In 1610 Shakespeare returned to Stratford as
a gentleman that drank beer, and co-wrote with others.
Shakespeare died on April 23 ,1616.
There have been rumors from time to time that William
Shakespeare did not write all of his plays, but Christopher Marlowe did.
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