Why Did Shakespeare Exist

Shakespeare is a nation wide known author, his work includes, “Hamlet”, “MacBeth”, “King Lear”, and plenty more that rose Shakespeare to mass fame from scholars to the average student. Most readers know little about Shakespeare’s personal life. Other than his works, which proves his existence, numerous scholars question whether or not the great poet/author truly existed. Shakespeare wasn’t born into wealth or royalty nor did he marry into it. Born to John Shakespeare a glove maker and a merchant and Mary Arden the daughter of a farmer. Throughout his life he never had money. He grew up in church all his life and was baptized on April 26, 1564 in Stratford. During this time infants were baptized 3 days after their birth so that leads historians
During 1590 and 1592 Shakespeare's Henry VI series, Richard III, and The Comedy of Errors were shown around England. Then in 1593 all the theaters had to close due to the plague. Therefore William had to write 2 more narrative poems, Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece. By the year 1594 he had written many more famous sonnets such as The Taming of the Shrew, The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Love's Labor's Lost. Since his life 154 of his sonnets have survived ensuring his reputation as wonderful and talented poet. In 1594 William became a Shareholder of the Lord Chamberlain's Men, one of the most well known acting organizations in London. He remained a part of the company for the rest of his life, and occasionally playing for Queen Elizabeth I. Shakespeare entered his most renowned times of his life in 1595 writing the plays Richard II, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and The Merchant of Venice. With all his success he purchased the second biggest home in Stratford but continued to live in London. In 1603 when King James came into throne he ordered a license to Shakespeare and partners issuing them as the King's Men. During the time King James was on the throne Shakespeare wrote his most notorious plays such as King Lear, Macbeth and Antony and Cleopatra. During 1609 and 1611 all of Williams sonnets were published, although he didn't live to see the First folio of his plays be published.(The Life of William Shakespeare). With Williams health slowly dwindling, he revised his will in 1616. With his only son dying 1596 Shakespeare left most of his estate to his two daughters, with gifts left to his sister, friends, theatre partners and the poor of the town of