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William Shakespeare is born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
In addition, they gave him a nickname that was The Bard of Avon. -
At the age of 18, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susana and two twins Hamnet and Judith -
Susanna Hall was the eldest daughter of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway and the older sister of twins Judith and Hamnet Shakespeare. Susanna married John Hall, a local doctor, in 1607. They had a daughter, Elizabeth, in 1608 -
Two of them, Hamnet and Judith, were twins. The boy died at 11 years old. A few years later, the father had already written Hamlet -
He relocated to London, where he began his career as an actor and playwright -
Henry VI and Richard III
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The Globe Theater opened its doors in 1599. Its owners were Burbage's sons and some members of the professional company of actors known as Chamberlain's Men.
It was demolished in 1644 and rebuilt two decades ago in the spirit of the 17th century. -
Among his titles are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, King Lear, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar and The Tempest.
In 1609, he published a collection of 154 sonnets, exploring themes of love, beauty, mortality and the passage of time. -
Shakespeare retired to Stratford-upon-Avon in the early 1610s, where he lived until his death, at the age of 52