william shakespeare 1564-1616 is the worlds greatest poet and greatest dramatist, but we know very little about him.
stratford-upon-avon is shakespeares birth place. at the time of his life stratford-upon-avon was a flourishing market town of about 2000 people.
his father, jhon shakespeare , was a businessman. his mothers name was mary arden. she came from a local family.
we also know that shakespeare attended king edward vi grammar school in stratford, where he studied latin, rhetoric, history, and some greek.
in 1582 he married anne hathaway. they had three children, susanna, and the twins, hamnet and judith.
after 1587 , when five touring companies of actors visited stratford, shakespeare went to london to become an actor and writer. he soon become very rich. his plays had enormous success.
the first record we have of shakespearelife after of his marriage.
robert greene , the...