William Shakespeare was an English dramatist ant poet. He was bom in beautiful StratfordonAvon, Warwickshire,England on April 26,1564 His father was a rich glover-maker and a dealer in wool and timber. William Shakespeare attendee the Stratford Grammar School, learning Latin and Greek. His Father failed in business and William Shakespeare had to go to work. In 1582 he married Ann Hathway. During the year 1591-1594 his popular plays were presented. He wrote A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, The Merchant of Venice and Romeo and juliet. Shakespeare became rich in 1597. When he bought a large a jarge house and move his family to live in it.
Shakespeare retired about 1610. Though less active in his retirement, he contimued to write. During the opening of the play,the theater caught fire and burned to ground.
He died on April 23,1616 at the age of 52 years. The cause of his death is unknown.His works have been translated into more languages than any books in the world except the Bible. One of the reasons for Shakespeare's world wide appeal is the number and variety of characters he created.They included persons of all types. He could use every type of words for every type of persons.