William Shakespeare
Birth Allegedly born: April 23, 1564 In Stratford-upon-Avon Parents: No birth records found In Stratford-upon-Avon Parents: John Shakespeare, a glover and leather merchant. Mary Arden, a landed local heiress Was the third of eight children
Education Suspected to have attended grammar school No records to show how long he actually attended school. His knowledge of Latin proves he did have some schooling though.
Marriage Married Anne Hathaway on November 28, 1582. William was 18, Anne was 26 ---and pregnant Children: Susanna, born May 26, 1583 Judith & Hamnet, born February 2, 1585 Hamnet died at age 11
Works 1590 First Play: Henry VI, Part One 1593 Venus and Adonis 1594 The Rape of Lucrece Hamnet dies -Aug 11, 1596
Works Cont. Buys a portion of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men 1598 Published (not necessarily written): Romeo & Juliet A Midsummer Night’s Dream The Merchant of Venice Love's Labors Lost Richard II Titus Andronicus.
The Globe THeater Built in 1599 Published: Othello King Lear Hamlet (1601)
Sonnets Published 1609
Final Plays 1613 Henry VIII Two Noble Kinsmen
Death Dies in Stratford-upon-Avon Apr 23, 1616