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Apr 23, 1564
BIRHT
William Shakespeare is born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
In addition, they gave him a nickname that was The Bard of Avon. -
1582
Marriage
At the age of 18, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susana and two twins Hamnet and Judith -
The first daughter
Susanna Hall was the eldest daughter of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway and the older sister of twins Judith and Hamnet Shakespeare. Susanna married John Hall, a local doctor, in 1607. They had a daughter, Elizabeth, in 1608 -
His two twins
Two of them, Hamnet and Judith, were twins. The boy died at 11 years old. A few years later, the father had already written Hamlet -
When he left Stratford-upon-Avon
He relocated to London, where he began his career as an actor and playwright -
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Earliest works
Henry VI and Richard III -
Shakespeare's Globe
The Globe Theater opened its doors in 1599. Its owners were Burbage's sons and some members of the professional company of actors known as Chamberlain's Men.
It was demolished in 1644 and rebuilt two decades ago in the spirit of the 17th century. -
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More works by Shakespeare
Among his titles are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, King Lear, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar and The Tempest.
In 1609, he published a collection of 154 sonnets, exploring themes of love, beauty, mortality and the passage of time. -
DEATH
Shakespeare retired to Stratford-upon-Avon in the early 1610s, where he lived until his death, at the age of 52