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William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire on April 23, 1564 to a wool and leather merchant.

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Shakespeare married Ann Hathaway in 1582, when he was 18 and she was 26. Together, they had 3 children, but the eldest died in childhood.

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In 1592 he earned a reputation as an actor and playwright. He adapted old plays and worked with others to create other plays. In 1594, The Lord Chamberlain's Men were formed and Shakespeare became one of the shareholders of the group.

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In 1598, Shakespeare and his fellow actors decided to build their own theater which they named The Globe. The Globe had a circular shape instead of a rectangular shape like other theaters. The Globe was pretty small compared to today's theaters but could still accommodate an audience of 2-3 thousand people. At the entrance people would pay a penny (60 cents today) to stand at the base and watch while people with more money could pay more to sit in the higher levels with more cover.

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Shakespeare is known for writing around 37 plays (scholars often argue on the actual amount). Some famous plays include Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth. 7 years after Shakespeare's death, John Hemming and Henry Condell, fellow actors and The King's Men shareholders, published a collection of 36 of Shakespeare's plays.