The English writer and poet, the world's greatest playwright, William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in the city of Stratford, located north of London. William's father, John Shakespeare was a successful craftsman, his family lived in abundance. In addition to his primary glove manufacturing activities, John was actively involved in urban management. William's mother, Mary was the daughter of a poor nobleman from the ancient Arden dynasty.
He studied at William Shakespeare in a free provincial school, which he graduated in 1580. From this time, the adult biography of Shakespeare began. Having received secondary education, the young man did not seek to continue his studies. For some time he helped his father, and when he was 18 years old, he married. Anne Hetway, the daughter of a landowner who was eight years older than William, became his chosen one. Thus, the biography of Shakespeare received a happy continuation. The age difference did not bother anyone, the young lived in complete understanding, they had three children.
By the age of twenty, young Shakespeare had discovered poetic talent. William wrote day and night, and the plays that came out of his pen looked quite mature, they were readily taken by the theaters of Stratford and even London. In 1593, Shakespeare's biography was replenished with new pages, William wrote the poem "Venus and Adonis", which immediately became a kind of bestseller of the time and was subsequently published eight times. Then the young playwright entered the Burbage Theater, where he began to work as an actor and at the same time write plays. In addition, he opened up the ability to direct, and he began to staging his performances.
During the theater, William Shakespeare fell under the auspices of the Duke of Southampton, thanks to which he quickly became rich. There was an opportunity to buy your own house, which was done in 1597. Over the next two years, Shakespeare's popularity as a playwright and poet rose sharply. The next page was inscribed in Shakespeare's biography. City printing houses barely had time to print his works, trying to satisfy the growing demand of the population for books by a talented author. The growing popularity of the poet turned out to be another surprise for him: in the Heraldic Chamber, Shakespeare was issued a certificate of ownership of his own coat of arms. Thus, the son of a simple artisan suddenly became a titled gentleman.
After a while, Shakespeare moved to London and there became a co-owner of the King's Servants theater enterprise. The most successful in the life of the actor, poet and playwright William Shakespeare was the period from 1585 to 1610. This is the time of the creation of a number of immortal creations: Othello, Hamlet, King Lear and Macbeth. And, of course, the amazing drama Romeo and Juliet, written in 1595.
At 45, William Shakespeare, whose biography was successfully replenished with new pages, felt a sharp deterioration in health. Frequent bouts of malaise were accompanied by a complete breakdown. This could not but affect the creative activity, and gradually William stopped working on manuscripts. In 1613, the playwright, anticipating a quick death, returned to his native Stratford. His health was getting worse, and on April 23, 1616, William Shakespeare passed away.
Now you know a short biography of Shakespeare.