Mr. Rossi
7/2/08
William Shakespeare Biography
Not a lot is known about the late William Shakespeare, but enough is known to know that this man creates incredible play writes and sonnets. He has done many plays, some are known very well, such as: Romeo & Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, and Hamlet. And the less known ones, such as: Macbeth, were written out in books and used in today’s high school classes. William Shakespeare was born in the year 1564, but to this day people still do not known if Shakespeare actually existed.
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon. No one knows when his birth date is, but there are reports that say he was baptized in perish church Holy Trinity on the 26th of April. Just three days before, on the 23rd, people believe was his actual birth date. As a child, Shakespeare lived on Henley Street, 100miles Northwest of London. He lived with his mother, father and eight brothers and sisters. His father was John Shakespeare, a Glover and a leather merchant. But his mother got a lucky break and landed as a local heiress.
When Shakespeare was young, most of his brothers and sisters died young. But he was one of the lucky ones. While he was young his education consisted of a knowledgeable tutor. Then at the age of seven, he was placed into a free school in Stratford where he learned a tiny amount of Greek and Latin. Then at age 13, he was removed from his schooling and apprenticed to a butcher for a period of time. Lastly, in 1582 at age 18, he married Anne Hathaway with his father's consent in the small village of Temple Grafton. Baptism record's suggest that this married couple had three children: the oldest Susanna and twins Judith and Hamnet.
His marrage was not that of a happy one, because for those years he worked away from home
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