William Shakespeare
- Born April 23, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England
- Born to John Shakespeare, a merchant, and Mary Arden, a heiress
- On November 28, 1582 he married Anne Hathaway, with their first child, Susanna, born May 26, 1983
- In 1592, he started as an actor and a playwright in London
- Became a managing partner of Lord Chamberlain's Men acting company in the 1590's
- In 1599, Shakespeare and his business partners built their own theater called the Globe.
- Died April 23, 1616
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Most Famous Works
- Before 1600's
-Merchant of Venice
-The Two Gentlemen of Verona
-Romeo and Juliet
- After 1600's
-The Winter's Tale
-The Tempest
-Macbeth
"To be, or not to be, that is the question."
-Hamlet
(William Shakespeare)