 Born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England  Shakespeare had seven siblings  Shakespeare attended school until the age of fourteen.  At the age of eighteen Shakespeare married twenty- six year old Anne Hathaway.  They had a daughter-Susanna, and twins-Hamnet and Judith. Hamnet died at age eleven.  Shakespeare spent most of his life in London working on his plays while his family remained in Stratford.

 In the theater industry, Shakespeare worked his way up from the bottom up. He started as an actor in an acting troop in Lord Chamberlain’s Men which was later renamed The King’s Men.  Shakespeare started writing and his plays quickly gained popularity.  After Shakespeare’s career as a playwright took off, he became co-owner of the Globe theater with his long time friend Richard Burbage who inherited it from his father James Burbage.

 Shakespeare had two royal patrons throughout his career: Queen Elizabeth I and King James I.  Shakespeare retired in 1610 after making a considerable amount of money from his plays.  Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616 at the age of 52

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1."To be, or not to be: that is the question". - Hamlet (Act III, Scene I). 2."Neither a borrower nor a lender be". - Hamlet (Act I, Scene III). 3. "This above all: to thine own self be true". - Hamlet (Act I, Scene III). 4."Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears”- Caesar (Act III, Scene II). 5."But, for my own part, it was Greek to me". – Caesar (Act I, Scene II). 6."The course of true love never did run smooth". – A.MS.N.D (Act I, Scene I). 7.“What is in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”-Romeo and Juliet 8.“Love is blind, and lovers cannot see.”-Merchant of Venice 9.“He will give the devil his due”-Henry IV Part I 10.“He hath eaten me out of house and home.”-Henry IV Part II 11.“I have not slept one wink.”-Cymbeline 12.“Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.”-Twelfth Night

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