On April 26, 1564 in the prosperous English town of Stratford-upon-Avon, the first son of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden was baptized and christened William Shakespeare. John Shakespeare was a glove, wool and leather merchant as well as a prominent Stratford citizen. As William grew up he attended the Stratford grammar school. A demanding curriculum emphasized the study of Latin and classical writers. Perhaps the base for young William’s later works began to take form in his early years.
Upon leaving the grammar school, William did not become his father’s apprentice or continue to university. What he did do for much of his youth is a mystery. In 1582 at the age of 18, the young Mr. Shakespeare married
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