William Shakespeare Was Born In Stratford-upon-Avon, In England In 1564. While H

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        William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, in England in 1564. While his exact birth date is unknown, it is
most often celebrated on April 23, the feast of St. George. He was the third of seven children born to John and Mary Arden
Shakespeare.
    Shakespeare's father was a tanner and glove maker. He was also a fairly prominent political figure, being an alderman of
Stratford for years, and serving a term as "high bailiff" (mayor). He died in 1601, leaving little land to William. Not much is
known of Mary Shakespeare, except that she had a wealthier family than John.
     William Shakespeare attended a very good grammar school in Stratford-upon- Avon, though the
time period during which he attended school is not known. His instructors were all Oxford graduates, and his studies were
primarily in Latin. Little else is known of his boyhood.
    In 1582 at 18 years of age, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, a lady seven or eight years older than he from Shottery, a
village a mile from Stratford. Their first daughter, Susanna, was born in 1583, followed by twins in 1585, Hamnet and Judith.
By 1592, Shakespeare was an established playwright in London.  The plague kept the theaters closed most of the time, and it
was during this time that Shakespeare wrote his earliest sonnets and poems.
    Shakespeare did most of his theater work in a district northeast of London, in two theaters owned by James Burbage, called
the Theatre and the Curtain. In 1598, Burbage moved to Banks...

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