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Learned subjects such Latin, Greek, rhetoric, and logic during his childhood
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William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 to John and Mary Shakespeare.
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On this date, Shakespeare was baptised in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford.
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William Shakespeare (18) takes Anne Hathaway (26) as his wife in the Tempe Grafton.
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Shakespeare's wife, Anne gives birth to their first daughter, Susanna.
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Shakespseare's wife gives birth to Hamnet and Judith.
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Known as the "The Lost Years" as there are no accounts of Shakespeare during this time period. The only exception to this was that he was connected to a lawsuit. It is possible that he worked as a school master.
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Shakespeare writes The Tempest of the Shrew, in late 1590 or early 1591.
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Shakespeare wrote Henry VI Part II, and Part III in 1591, and Part I, in 1592. It was said he wrote Part I with Thomas Nashe.
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In 1592, William Shakespeare had become an actor and a dramatist.
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The Globe Theatre closes due to the Black Plague.
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Shakespeare writes Romeo & Juliet, as well as A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Shakespeare became a sharer in the company during this year.
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On August 9, 1596, William Shakespeare's son Hamnet dies as a victim of the Bubonic plague.
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Shakespeare writes The Merchant of Venice in lte 1596, or early 1597.
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Shakespseare purchases a new house in New Place.
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Shakespeare becomes the principal shareholder in the Globe Theatre. This was rare for a playwright.
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Shakespeare writes Julius Caesar, one of his most famous plays.
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The GLobe Theatre opens in 1599 in London.
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Shakespeare writes Hamlet in 1600 or 1601.
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In 1601, Shakespeare buries his father there.
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Shakespeare makes his final appearance on stage.
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Shakespeare writes Macbeth, which was revised by Middleton.
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Shakespeare's daughter, Susanna married Dr. John Hall, a well known doctor in the area he lived in.
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Shakespseare's daughter Elizabeth gets baptised on February.
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Shakespeare retires in Stratford-upon-Avon. He brings along with him fame and riches here as well as business interests he made in London.
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Shakespeare writes another play, named The Tempest.
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Shakespeare moves back to Stratford-upon-Avon
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Shakespeare writes his final play in 1613. This comes just 3 years before his death in 1616.
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Shakespeare's daughter Judith married Thomas Quincy .
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Shakespeare dies on his brithday and is buried in Holy Trinity Church, in Stratford-Upon-Avon
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Shakespeare's estate went to Susanna and her husband.
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Seven years after the death of Shakespeare, John Heminge and Henry Condell (King's Men actors) collected his thirty-six plays and published them. These were known as the First Folio.
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The Lord Chamberlain's Men closed its theatres in 1642 after being successful during its operating time.
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Shakespeare's oldest daughter, Susann, dies.
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Shakespeare's youngest child, Judith, dies.
