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A Brief Biography of William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare was born on April 23 1564 in StratfordonAvon Warwickshire England. ...

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William ShakespearePage 1William ShakespeareTo the Reader. This Figure that thou here seest putIt was for gentle Shakespeare cutWherein the Graver had a strifewith Nature to outdoo the life :O could he but have drawne his witAs well in brasse as he hath hitHis face ; the Print would then surpasseAll that was ever writ in brasse.But since he cannot Reader lookeNot on his Picture but his Booke.Ben Jonson's Commendation of the Droeshout engraving first published 1623.A Brief Biography of William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was born on April 23 1564 in StratfordonAvon Warwickshire England.He was the most documented Elizabethan playwright recognized in his own lifetime.Shakespeare is generally acknowledged to be one of the most extraordinary writers in history.No other writer's plays have been produced so many times in so many countries. His creativepower is one of the great features of his genius and to many people Hamlet or King Lear seemfar more real than historical characters like Caesar.John Shakespeare William's father was a highly successful and respected businessman of highstatus who held many public official positions. He was mayor a member of the town counciland also justice of the peace yet he was not able to write. Shakespeare's mother was MaryArden. She had come from a wealthy family that had paid a handsome dowry to marry her off.While living on Henley Street she bore eight children. In 1576 when William was twelve yearsold John Shakespeare's business failed. He subsequently stopped attending meetings and socialevents. Page 2William was sent to Stratford Grammar School where he was taught by two Oxford graduatesSimon Hunt and Thomas Jenkins. They gave him the incentive to study the classics written inGreek and Latin. Shakespeare was said to possess an unusually keen sense of observation withregard to nature and mankind. After this point he no longer pursued a formal education.On November 27 1582 Shakespeare married twentyeight year old Anne Hathaw ...

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