William Shakespeare was born on April 23,1564, in Stratford, United Kingdom. They assumed his birthday was then, but no birth records existed. He was baptized on April 26, 1564, at Holy Trinity Church. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. William was the third child of his family. He had two older sisters, Judith and Joan. He also had three younger brothers, …show more content…
They said William went to school at Kings Edward VI School, in Stanford. Regarding his education they are still wondering if William Shakespeare is even a real person. They have no records of him, like his birth for example. They have no evidence that he was born. It is very unusual knowing that he may not be a person. He still has pictures on the internet about him. It may not even be William Shakespeare that is in these pictures.
John Shakespeare, William’s father was a leather worker, he made soft white leather that they had used for gloves and other items. His father was also a farmer who worked various sections of land. His father John worked with his father and they said that he was good at what he did. Mary Shakespeare, William his mother they don’t say that she even worked.There is no information about his mother having a job. What it does say is that Mary Shakespeare was a member of the Catholic family of the Arden’s of Park Hall. Mary and John Shakespeare got married September 7, of …show more content…
He was known for many great things. Such as, being known for the most quoted writer in the history. Or like known for the greatest poet of all time. He was great at being a poet and a playwright. This is one of his quotes “The course of true love never did run smooth”. It means that true love always encounters problems or difficulties. It's a theme that William Shakespeare repeated several times in various plays. William earned a living as a playwright and an actor. Then he became a father. His first was Susanna born on May 26, 1563. Then two year later they had twins Hamnet and Judith. They were born on February 2, 1565. Then after a few years when Hamnet was 11 he died of unknown causes. There was no records of William’s first 7 years of his life besides when he was baptized. Scholars called that “lost years”. They believed that he could have been working for an assistant schoolmaster. They had many theories of what could have happened. They mostly believed that he had arrived in London in the mid- late 1580s. Also that he could have found work as a horse