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William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
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William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway on November 28, 1582, in Worcester, in Canterbury Province. Hathaway was from Shottery, a small village a mile west of Stratford. William was 18 and Anne was 26.
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Shakespeare and Hathaway's first child, a daughter named Susanna, was born on May 26, 1583. Two years later, on February 2, 1585, twins Hamnet and Judith were born. Hamnet later died of unknown causes at age 11.
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By 1592, William Shakespeare lived as an actor and a playwright in London and possibly had a lot of plays on stage.
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One of Shakespeare's most famous works is "The Merchant of Venice", written between 1596 and 1598. Other famous plays are "Romeo and Juliet", "Midsummer Night's Dream", "Hamlet", and "Macbeth".
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By 1599, William Shakespeare and his partners built their own theater on the south bank of the Thames River, which they called the Globe Theatre. YOU WILL GET TO VISIT THE GLOBE WHEN YOU GO ON THE SCHOOL TRIP TO EUROPE!
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The works and plays of William Shakespeare became very popular in England, especially during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, who loved THEATRE.
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According to tradition, William Shakespeare died on his birthday, April 23, 1616, but many people think this is a myth. His grave is in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-Upon-Avon.
