Willaim Shakespeare was an English poet and playwrght that was born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. William Shakespeare was the third child out of eight siblings. William Shakespeare attended Stratford Grammar School. He studied in Latin rhetoric, logic, and literature. William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in 1582. William and Anne had three children Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith. Around 1588 William was trying to prove himself in London as an actor and playwright. He started his career with a play company that was owned by Lord Chamberlain. He also ended up being partner in this business later. His plays were sold in Paris for "penny-copies". Due to his sucess he bought New House in Stratford and retire in 1611. William Shakespeare had a will wrote out in 1611. This will left money to his only surviving daughter and to his wife he left "my second best bed". It is suggested that William Shakespeare died on this birthday in 1616. He is buried in the chancel of Holy Trinity Church in Stratford. During Willaim Shakespeare's life he was very sucessful in writing many popular poems and plays that include Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, and Julius Caesar.
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