William Shakespear was born to John and Mary Shakespear in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 23, 1564. His mother was a daughter of a farmer, his father was a glove-maker. Will went to a grammar school and had quite a good education. He loved reading.
While still a teenager, at the age of 18, William married Anne Hathaway, a farmer's daughter some years older than himself. He had three children, Susannah, the eldest, and then twins -- a son, Hamnet, and another girl Judith.
There is no information how William earned his living during these early years, maybe he helped his father in the family business.
In 1587 Shakespear went to work in London, leaving Anne and his children at home. There is no explanation why he did it. Some people say that the reason was his love of poetry and theatre. In the summer months companies of players often came to small towns and in 1587 five different companies came to Stratford. William and his friend Tobby always went to see the plays. William loved to talk to the actors and to listen to all their stories of London. Once the Queen's Men came to Stratford in June and William and Toby went to see the play. It was a funny play for Toby but William said it was a stupid play with not a word of poetry in it. Tobby suggested Will writing a play himself.
Willian was reading and writing, but he wasn't happy with his life. He said that Stratford was too small, too slow, too boring for him. He wanted to get away and so he did.
But there is another story which says that he had to run away from law because he had killed some deer belonging to a rich man.
In London Shakespear began to act and to write plays and soon became an important member of a well-known acting company. Most of his plays were performed in the new Globe Theatre built on the bank of the River Thames.
In 1613 he stopped writing and went to live in Stratford where he died in 1616.
Four hundred years later his plays are still acted -- not only in England but in the whole world.
His great plays are The Comedy of Errors, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Julius Ceasar, As You Like It, Twelth Night, Hamlet, All's Well That Ends Well, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth.
While still a teenager, at the age of 18, William married Anne Hathaway, a farmer's daughter some years older than himself. He had three children, Susannah, the eldest, and then twins -- a son, Hamnet, and another girl Judith.
There is no information how William earned his living during these early years, maybe he helped his father in the family business.
In 1587 Shakespear went to work in London, leaving Anne and his children at home. There is no explanation why he did it. Some people say that the reason was his love of poetry and theatre. In the summer months companies of players often came to small towns and in 1587 five different companies came to Stratford. William and his friend Tobby always went to see the plays. William loved to talk to the actors and to listen to all their stories of London. Once the Queen's Men came to Stratford in June and William and Toby went to see the play. It was a funny play for Toby but William said it was a stupid play with not a word of poetry in it. Tobby suggested Will writing a play himself.
Willian was reading and writing, but he wasn't happy with his life. He said that Stratford was too small, too slow, too boring for him. He wanted to get away and so he did.
But there is another story which says that he had to run away from law because he had killed some deer belonging to a rich man.
In London Shakespear began to act and to write plays and soon became an important member of a well-known acting company. Most of his plays were performed in the new Globe Theatre built on the bank of the River Thames.
In 1613 he stopped writing and went to live in Stratford where he died in 1616.
Four hundred years later his plays are still acted -- not only in England but in the whole world.
His great plays are The Comedy of Errors, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Julius Ceasar, As You Like It, Twelth Night, Hamlet, All's Well That Ends Well, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth.
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