Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564, in Stratford, England. No birth records exists. People believed he was born on or near April 23, 1564. This is the date scholars acknowledged as his date of birth. Shakespeare is the third child of John Shakespeare, a leather merchant, and Mary Arden, a local banded heiress. He has two older sisters, Joan and Judith, and three younger brothers, Gilbert, Richard, and Edmund. Scholars have claimed that he most likely attended the King’s New School in Stratford; this school taught reading, writing, and classics. Since he is a public official’s child, he was qualified for free tuition. Regarding to his education, some question about his authorship of his work and whether or not he ever existed. On November 28, 1582, Shakespeare
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In the early 1950’s, documents show Shakespeare was a managing partner in the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, acting company in London. Around 1594, he became an important member of this company. Records show that Shakespeare had works published and sold as popular literature. He was able to attract the attention of Henry Wriothsley, Earl of Southampton, whom he dedicated his first and second poems- “Venus and Adonis: and “The Rape of Lucrece”. By 1597, 15 out of 37 plays written by Shakespeare were published. He purchased the second largest house on Stratford, known as the “New House”, for his family. It was believed that he spent most time in the city writing and acting. He came home once a year during the 40 day Lenten period, when the theaters closed. In 1599, Shakespeare and his business partners built their own theater. He purchased leases of real estate near Stratford for 440 pounds. Later, it doubled in value and earned him 60 pounds a year. This made him into an entrepreneur and artist. Scholars believed these investments gave him time to write his plays
In the early 1950’s, documents show Shakespeare was a managing partner in the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, acting company in London. Around 1594, he became an important member of this company. Records show that Shakespeare had works published and sold as popular literature. He was able to attract the attention of Henry Wriothsley, Earl of Southampton, whom he dedicated his first and second poems- “Venus and Adonis: and “The Rape of Lucrece”. By 1597, 15 out of 37 plays written by Shakespeare were published. He purchased the second largest house on Stratford, known as the “New House”, for his family. It was believed that he spent most time in the city writing and acting. He came home once a year during the 40 day Lenten period, when the theaters closed. In 1599, Shakespeare and his business partners built their own theater. He purchased leases of real estate near Stratford for 440 pounds. Later, it doubled in value and earned him 60 pounds a year. This made him into an entrepreneur and artist. Scholars believed these investments gave him time to write his plays