William shakespeare was born in 1564 in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwichshire, England. There is no definite record of his birth but his baptism was recorded by the church, thus his birthday is assumed to be 23 of April. Shakespeare , the son of John shakespeare, a successful trademan, and of Mary Arden. Shakespeare attended King Edward VI Grammar School, which may have provided education in Latin grammar and literature. In 1582, he married Anne Hathaway, who was 26 and had three children with her. Around 1590 he left his family behind and traveled to london to work as an actor and playwright.ýndeed, the late 1590s are known as Shakespeare's "Lost Years" because no evidence has survived to show exactly where he was or why he left Stratford for London.
Shakespeare eventually become the most popular playwright in England and was involved the company, Lord of Chamberlain's Men, also he was one of the shareholder in the company. His career bridged the reigns of Elizabeth I(ruled 1558-1603) and James I(ruled 1603-1625); he was a favorite of both monarchs. Indeed, James granted shakespeare's company the greatest possible compiment by devoting them with the status of Kýng's players.
In his early years, Shakespeare wrote history plays such as Richard II, Richard III, Henry IV, King John, and Romeo and Juliet for tragedy and The Gentlemen of Verona, The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice,Loves's Labor's Lost as comedy. At the turn of the century shakespeare wrote his great romantic comedies, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, and Much Ado About Nothing. The next decade was period of great tragedies: Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear and Antony and Cleopatra.In l his late years, he wrote The Winter's Tale and Tempest. Shakespeare retired to Stratford and died in 1616 at the age of fiftytwo.
2. SHAKESPEARE'S REPUTATION
Shakespeare has had enormous influence on culture throughout the world. His