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