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    William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England to parents John and Mary Shakespeare. His father was a glover and his mother was the daughter of a wealthy landowner. At age 18, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, who was 26, and they had three children together. In 1592, Shakespeare left his family to pursue a career in the London theatre scene as a playwright and actor. Over his career, Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and 154 works, contributing around 3000 new words to the English language. His plays are typically categorized as tragedies, comedies, or histories, and his poems are mostly sonnets. Shakespeare remains one of the most influential writers in English literature.

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    William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England to parents John and Mary Shakespeare. His father was a glover and his mother was the daughter of a wealthy landowner. At age 18, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, who was 26, and they had three children together. In 1592, Shakespeare left his family to pursue a career in the London theatre scene as a playwright and actor. Over his career, Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and 154 works, contributing around 3000 new words to the English language. His plays are typically categorized as tragedies, comedies, or histories, and his poems are mostly sonnets. Shakespeare remains one of the most influential writers in English literature.

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    William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England to parents John and Mary Shakespeare. His father was a glover and his mother was the daughter of a wealthy landowner. At age 18, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, who was 26, and they had three children together. In 1592, Shakespeare left his family to pursue a career in the London theatre scene as a playwright and actor. Over his career, Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and 154 works, contributing around 3000 new words to the English language. His plays are typically categorized as tragedies, comedies, or histories, and his poems are mostly sonnets. Shakespeare remains one of the most influential writers in English literature.

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    William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England to parents John and Mary Shakespeare. His father was a glover and his mother was the daughter of a wealthy landowner. At age 18, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, who was 26, and they had three children together. In 1592, Shakespeare left his family to pursue a career in the London theatre scene as a playwright and actor. Over his career, Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and 154 works, contributing around 3000 new words to the English language. His plays are typically categorized as tragedies, comedies, or histories, and his poems are mostly sonnets. Shakespeare remains one of the most influential writers in English literature.

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    William Shakespeare

    A Mid-Summer Nights Dream | Background


    Directions: The best way to remember authors is to act as though they are people that you know in real life. Try
    to remember the basics, but also random facts about each author. In the long run, it is the random things that we
    retain. This is an autobiographical overview of the enigmatic William Shakespeare.

    S o they sa y
    Way back in 1564, 400 years before The Beatles left
    Great Britain for America, a William Shakespeare
    was born to John and Mary Shakespeare in
    Stratford-upon-Avon. His father was a glover and
    his mother was the daughter of a wealthy landowner.
    His actual date of birth remains unknown. However,
    estimations have been proposed due to baptismal
    records in April of 1564.
    Shakespeares existence and early life is a bit of a
    mystery. However, Shakespearian scholars believe
    he attended the Kings New School in Stratford and
    later grammar school. There is a marriage record in
    existence to Anne Hathaway in 1582. Shakespeare
    was 18 years old and Anne was 26 years old. They
    had three children together between the years 15831585. The eldest was a daughter. Then, they had
    twins, a boy and a girl. At age 11, the boy twin,
    Hamnet, died. Then, there is a lapse in time until
    1592 when Shakespeare joins the London theatre
    scene. At that point in time, Shakespeare abandoned
    his family for the life of a playwright and actor.
    Shakespeare, throughout his writings or the writings
    that bear 80 various versions of his name,
    contributed almost 3000 new words to the English
    language. Today, his works are quoted second to
    The Bible. All in all, he wrote 37 plays and 154
    works that we know of. His plays are typically
    divided into three categories: tragedies, comedies,
    and histories. His poems are mostly in the form of
    sonnets. Some believe that Shakespeare was a pen
    name due to the lack of institutionalized education in
    William Shakespeares past. Nonetheless,
    Shakespeare and the Kings Men wrote (and
    borrowed) a compendium of literature that serves the
    fundamental basics of secondary literature courses in
    both the United States and the United Kingdom.

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