Biography

William Shakespeare was born in 1564. He lived in a small town that his father was the mayor of. However when a troupe of actors came through the village young will was fascinated by all of the of the plays and the actors. When he was 18 years old he married Anne Hathaway who was 26 at the time. They had 3 kids. Then historians lost track of Shakespeare. However he popped back up in London and built a theater. He became one of the most popular playwrights of his time. Then the Black Death forced all theaters to shut down.

While Shakespeare was not writing plays in London he was making poems in the countryside. Then when he opened back up in London his land load demanded extremely high rent prices at the theater. After he was kicked off then Shakespeare and his troupe of Actors took apart the globe and rebuilt it in a new location. Then one day he heard that his son Hammett had died. Because of this he gave his family a new house. Then he wrote Hamlet as a  way to honor his son’s memory. He continued his play career until his death on April 23rd 1616. To this day his works continue to fascinate us.

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