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in Stratford-upon-Avon
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having studied Greek, Latin and History
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at the age of 18
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He worked as an actor and then started writing plays.
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A terrible disease killed thousands of people. Theatres were closed. Shakespeare wrote poems instead of plays: his famous sonnets.
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Shakespeare helped build a new theatre: the Globe. It was round and had space for 3000 people.
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He wrote 38 plays and became rich and famous.His plays are still popular today.
