William Shakespeare was born on April 23rd, 1564. He was the son of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. He married Anne Hathaway and had two daughters, Susanna and Judith.
Shortly after 1585, it is presumed that Shakespeare went to London to start acting. In 1594, Shakespeare joined Lord Chamberlain’s company of actors which was very famous back then. With his earnings from all the acting he did, Shakespeare bought a house in Stratford named New Place.
Although Shakespeare was very good at acting, the world looked to him for his poems and he himself felt that that was where his wisdom lay. His sonnets were mainly about love. In his poems, Shakespeare invented many words that were twisted around of taken from Latin, Greek or French roots. Shakespeare was also famous for writing plays.
A little while after 1612, Shakespeare retired from theater, and went back to New Place. He died on April 23rd, 1616.
