William Shakespeare, the world's greatest
playwright, was born in April. 1564. He
lived in Stratford-upon-Avon in central
England and attended Stratford Grammar School.
In 1582, when Shakespeare was 18
years old, he married a woman
named Anne Hathaway, and they had
three children. A few years after his
marriage, Shakespeare moved to London
where he worked as both a playwright and an actor.
In1593, he joined 'The Lord Chamberlain's Men;
one of England's most famous acting companies.
Shakespeare stayed with this group, acting and
writing, until 1599 It was in this year the
theatre where the group performed burned down.
He continued to act in another theatre called 'Tne
Globe' until 1613. when he retired. Shakespeare
continued to write plays up until his death in 1616.