William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. His father was John Shakespeare and his mother was Mary Arden.At the age of 18 Shakespeare married, to Anne Hathaway. The marriage may have been forced, as Anne was already 3 months pregnant with a daughter, Susanna. This first child was followed by twins Hamnet and Judith in 1585.
The next 7 years of Shakespeare's life are a mystery.
Shakespeare fled his home and family to follow the life of an actor in London. London's theatres were closed in 1593 due to an outbreak of the plague. Shakespeare preferred to stay in London and he began to gain recognition as a writer with his work such as “Venus and Adonius” and “Rape of Lucrece”. He was fortunate to find a patron, Henry Wriothsley, Earl of Southampton, to support him in his writing. “Venus and Adonius” was wildly successful, and it was this work that first brought the young writer widespread recognition.
Apart from his longer poetry, Shakespeare also began writing his sonnets during this period, perhaps at the behest of Southampton's mother, who hoped to induce her son to marry.When the theatres reopened in 1594, Shakespeare was a playwright .He writing and performing for the theatre company .Shakespeare became an investor in the company.Finally,he retired around 1611 and died in 1616.
From the book :
The Cambridge companion to Shakespearean tragedy edited by Claire McEachern
.A routledge Literary Sourcebook on William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice Edited by S.P.Cerasano
From the web:
http://www.biographyinfo.com/shakespearebiography/
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