Shakespeare's interesting life By dkatevaini Period: Apr 23, 1564 to Apr 23, 1564 Shakespeare's birth 1569 Shakespeare goes to grammar school Nov 28, 1582 Shakespeare marries to Anne Hathaway May 26, 1583 First child is born 1585 Twins are born 1590 First play 1592 An upstart crow, a scathing critique 1593 The Plaque closes the theaters 1594 Venus and Adonis, his first poem 1594 All theaters reopen Aug 11, 1596 His son Hamnet, dies 1598 Shakespeare with at least a dozen plays written, is praised an author 1599 Globe theater built Mar 24, 1603 Queen Elizabeth, his patron dies 1609 Sonnets are published 1611 He returns to Stratford 1613 He writes his final three plays, all tragedies Apr 23, 1616 Shakespeare's Death