By Amy Engle
 Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England
 Baptized April 26, 1564, which means he was probably
born April 23
 Started his education at about 6 or 7 at the Stratford
grammar school
 Studied Latin composition as well as Latin authors in
school
 Was removed from school at the age of thirteen due to
financial problems
 Son of John Shakespeare, a glove maker, and Mary
Arden, daughter of a wealthy farm-owner—both are
believed to be illiterate
 Had two older sisters named Joan and Margaret, who
died in infancy; three younger brothers: Gilbert,
Richard, and Edmund; and another sister named Joan
 Married Anne Hathaway on November 27, 1582
 Had three children: Susanna and twins named Judith
and Hamnet
 It is unknown how Shakespeare began his career in the
theatre
 Became an established actor by the end of 1592
 Received patronage from the Earl of Southampton in
1593—by now he had become known for his plays—
but it only lasted a few months
 Granted a coat of arms on October 20, 1596
 Died at the age of 52 on April 23, 1616—cause in
unknown, but some possibilities include: plague,
tuberculosis, scurvy, syphilis, small pox, malaria,
dysentery, or typhus
 Since most people at that time died at the age of
thirty-five, Shakespeare is considered as having a long
and healthy life
 1590-1592: Shakespeare Writes Parts 1, 2, and 3
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of Henry VI.
March 3, 1592: First Production of 1 Henry VI
April 18, 1593: Registration of Venus and Adonis
1594: First Quarto Edition of Titus Andronicus
May 9, 1594: Registration of The Rape of Lucrece
December 28, 1594: Confirmed Performance
of The Comedy of Errors
1597: First Quarto Editions of Richard III, Richard
II, and Romeo and Juliet
 1598: First Quarto Editions of Love's Labour's
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Lost and 1 Henry IV
1600: First Production of Julius Caesar
August 4, 1600: Registration of As You Like It
February 7, 1601: First Recorded Production
of Richard II
1603: First Printing of Hamlet
February, 1603: Registration of Troilus and
Cressida
1604: First Performance of Othello
 December 26, 1604: First Performance of Measure
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for Measure
December 26, 1606: First Recorded Performance
of King Lear
May 20, 1608: Registration of Pericles
1609: Publication of Shakespeare's Sonnets
1611: First Recorded Performances of The Winter's
Tale, Macbeth and Cymbeline
November 1, 1611: First Recorded production
of The Tempest
 Mabillard, Amanda. William Shakespeare of Stratford.
20 Aug. 2000. April 12, 2012.
<http://www.shakespeareonline.com/biography/shakespeareancestry.html >.