Shakespeare, the greatest dramatist who ever lived, is very much a mystery. Most of his life is questionable and there's not much definite information on him. There doesn't have to be though because his plays describe much of who he is and that's what everyone knows him by.
What is known about William Shakespeare is that he was born as the third child and first son of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden in 1564 in Stratford, England. He was baptized on April 23, 1564. Later at age eighteen he married Anne Hathaway in 1582. They had a daughter in 1583 named Susanna and then twins in 1585 named Hamnet and Judith.
He began his success in 1588 when he and his family moved to London. In 1594 he became a charter member of a theatrical company. When his creative output lessened after 1608 he moved back to Stratford and settled his family. In 1616 he died at age fifty-two and was buried in the chancel of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Stratford.
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