Shakespeare

=__The Writer__= //So maybe it's not the most exciting part, it's still good information to know!//

 William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford. He was the son of John Shakespeare-- a glover and leather merchant --and Mary Arden, a local heiress. Shakespeare was the third child out of eight children that his parents had. Three of his siblings died during their childhood. While growing up he attended free grammar school in Stratford, though there is no record as in how long Shakespeare attended the school. But his work proved that he had a great education. After grammar school, he didn't go on to higher education.

On November 28, 1582, William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway; he was 18 years old and she was 26 years old. Anne was pregnant with their first daugther named Susanna who was born on May 26, 1583. Two years later the couple had twins, Hamnet and Judith who were born on February 2, 1585. But Hamnet died in his childhood at the age of 11, on August 11, 1596. For seven years after the birth of William's twins he disappeared from all records this period was called the " Lost Years " but he turned up in London in some time of 1592. There were rumors of William Shakespeare working as an assistant schoolmaster in Lancashire for a period of time but this remains unproven.

William Shakespeare arrived in London around 1588 and then began to establish himself as an actor and playwright. By 1594, Shakespeare was not only acting & writing for the Lord Chamberlain's Men, but he was also a managing partner as well. The Lord Chamberlain's Men became a favorite London Troupe. William Shakespeare passed away on his birthday April 23, 1616,. He left a will giving his wife Anne, his second best bed and his surviving daugther Judith £300 roughly $500.