2.  Shakespeare was probably born on April 23 rd,1564 (Saint George’s day).  Shakespeare died on April 23 rd,1616  He wrote 38 plays  He wrote 5 poems  He also wrote 154 sonnets

3. William Shakespeare was Baptized by the Holy Trinity Parish Church on April26, 1564. William was the third to be born from John and Mary Shakespeare. William’s two older sisters, Joan and Margaret, died of the Bubonic Plague. William had seven siblings but only four others would survive to adulthood. His siblings name’s were Joan, Margaret, Gilbert, another daughter Joan, Richard, and Edmund. The four that would survive to adulthood besides William would be Gilbert, the second Joan, Richard, and Edmund.

4.  There aren’t any records of Shakespeare’s Education.  Historians suggest that between the ages of 5 and 7 Shakespeare attended Petty school.  They would learn proper behavior, respecting his mother, and table manners.  After that he would supposedly attend the KING EDWARD IV STRATFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL.  Shakespeare did not attend a University due to his father’s financial problems  So therefore he finished his education at the age of 14.

6.  Shakespeare had three children  Susan was born 6 months after Anne and William were married  Next William and Anne had Twins a boy and a girl named Hamnet and Judith  Sadly Hamnet died at age 11

8. http://www.william-shakespeare.org.uk/brothers-sisters-william- shakespeare.htm http://www.william-shakespeare.org.uk/brothers-sisters-william- shakespeare.htm http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare- sonnets.htm http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare- sonnets.htm http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare- children-and-grandchildren.htm http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare- children-and-grandchildren.htm The images were all found from Google images