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William Shakespeare is an English poet and playwright, often considered the greatest English-speaking writer and one of the best playwrights in the world.  Often referred to as the national poet of England.

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William Shakespeare [5] was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, a small town of 1,500 inhabitants, 160 kilometers north of London.  The town was a center for the slaughter and sale of sheep, as well as the wool trade.  Shakespeare's date of birth is unknown, but there is a record of his baptism dated April 26, 1564.  This is the first official certificate of Shakespeare, since no birth certificates were issued during the time of Elizabeth I.  Since baptism usually took place a few days after birth, it seems highly likely that Shakespeare was born in April 1564.  The existing tradition of Shakespeare's birth on April 23 has no historical basis (at that time, children were not always baptized 3 days after birth).  However, it is noteworthy that Shakespeare died on the same day in 1616.  It is also the holiday of St. George, the patron saint of England, so this day can be considered a good birthday for the greatest English playwright.

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William Shakespeare was the son of John Shakespeare [d], a successful Sheatherfield alderman artisan, and Mary Arden [d], daughter of a gentleman.  They married around 1557 and lived in Hanley Street, in a house believed to be the birthplace of the famous playwright.

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Although there are no records of attendance, Shakespeare was probably educated at the new royal school in Stratford, [8] a free school opened in 1553, [9] about a quarter of a mile from his home.  Edward VI, the king whose name the school bore, in the middle of the 16th century gave part of the money received after the dissolution of the monasteries to create a network of grammar schools and "spread good literature ... throughout the kingdom", but this school was founded at the beginning of the 15th century by a church city institution  , By the guild of the holy cross. [10]  From 1482 until England's conversion to Protestantism, a Catholic priest worked at the school.  The school was free and free for all children in Stratford, and scholars assume that little Shakespeare attended, [11] although no school records have survived.  Elizabethan literacy schools varied the quality of instruction, but it was standardized by royal decree, [12] and the school was sure to provide a strong education in Latin grammar and literature.  Part of the training was the staging of a Latin play by the students for a better understanding of the language.  There is no evidence of Shakespeare receiving higher education.

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The surviving works, including some written jointly with other authors, consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, 4 poems and 3 epitaphs

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The English poet spent the last years of his life in his hometown.  According to historians, the return from London was due to the outbreak of the plague, from which theaters had to stop their activities, and the actors' work fell sharply.

But Shakespeare did not completely settle in his hometown, he often had to travel to London on business.

For 3 - 5 years before his death, Shakespeare ceased to engage in creativity.  In addition, according to scientists, in 1612 - 1613.  the playwright was seriously ill with something.  The researchers made such conclusions after a careful study of the author's handwriting, which had changed significantly shortly before his death.

Shakespeare's wife survived him by 7 years, Anne Hathaway died in 1623

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house where William Shakespeare lived