William Shakespeare 's father, John Shakespeare, was an ambitious man starting from humble beginning as a tenant farmer 's son to a " bailiff (a position roughly equivalent to a modern mayor)" (Thrasher.13). He going on to married William Shakespeare’s mother, Mary Arden, that “would increase his wealth and add a hint of nobility to his otherwise common status” (Thrasher.13) and they have eight children. John Shakespeare make sure that all his children know make reading and writing "during Queen Elizabeth 's reign (1533 - 1603), 70 percent of all men and 90 percent of all women could not sign their names" ( Thrasher. 14). William Shakespeare in his young adolescent like most children in today’s time dislike school. However later on in his life, he will seek higher knowledge as his love for the theater grows. Shakespeare becomes well familiar with a historical text called,“Chronicles of England, Scotland,and Ireland” written by Raphael Holinshed which insparation most of his work. This historical text will guided William Shakespeare to write Tragic of Macbeth to appeal to King James I, the scottish king, interest in demonology and
William Shakespeare 's father, John Shakespeare, was an ambitious man starting from humble beginning as a tenant farmer 's son to a " bailiff (a position roughly equivalent to a modern mayor)" (Thrasher.13). He going on to married William Shakespeare’s mother, Mary Arden, that “would increase his wealth and add a hint of nobility to his otherwise common status” (Thrasher.13) and they have eight children. John Shakespeare make sure that all his children know make reading and writing "during Queen Elizabeth 's reign (1533 - 1603), 70 percent of all men and 90 percent of all women could not sign their names" ( Thrasher. 14). William Shakespeare in his young adolescent like most children in today’s time dislike school. However later on in his life, he will seek higher knowledge as his love for the theater grows. Shakespeare becomes well familiar with a historical text called,“Chronicles of England, Scotland,and Ireland” written by Raphael Holinshed which insparation most of his work. This historical text will guided William Shakespeare to write Tragic of Macbeth to appeal to King James I, the scottish king, interest in demonology and