William Shakespeare Biography
Biography
The Biography of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and famous playwright, and is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. Although a great deal of mystery surrounds Shakespeare's life, it is documented that he was born in Stratford upon Avon in the center of England, and was baptized in 1564. He was probably educated in Stratford in the local grammar school, and then there is no record of him until he married Anne Hathaway in 1582. The couple had three children and then 7 years passed, known as Shakespeare's lost years, where there is no documented record of him until he was noted as part of the London theater scene in 1592.
In 1592, Shakespeare's work was criticized by another playwright, which documented his career, although it is unknown when he began writing. Shakespeare's plays were performed solely by the lord Chamberlain's company from 1594, of which Shakespeare himself was one of the actors. After Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603, the new king, James I, issued a royal patent to the company, and it was renamed the king's men. The company built a new theater on the south bank of the River Thames in London in 1599, called the globe, which made Shakespeare a wealthy man.
His plays began to be published in 1594, and by 1598 his name appeared on the title pages of the works. He continued writing until at least 1613 and died in 1616, survived by his wife and daughters. He is buried in the holy Trinity church in Stratford upon Avon, and his epitaph warns of a curse upon any one who disturbs his remains. His works consist of some 38 plays a 154 sonnets and several other poems, his plays have been translated into every major modern language, and his plays have been performed more than any other playwright in history.