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an ascendant of his wife's side of the family later became a successful, beautiful actress

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After the birth of his twins he did not put out any work for seven years.

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The first reference of Shakespeare's writing was in 1590 when Robert Greene mentioned him in a pamphlet he wrote on his deathbed.

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He wrote his first narrative poem, "Venus and Adonis" while London theaters were closed in 1593 due to the plague.

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Between 1590 and his retirement in 1612, he wrote some of his most famous plays including "Romeo and Juliet", "Hamlet", and "Macbeth".

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Shakespeare's first plays were believed to be written around 1592.

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He was apart of Lord Chamberlain's company of players.

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He formed around 37 plays and a large collection of sonnets.

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He created around a million words of poetic drama.