1. Shakespeare and the Tragedy: Hamlet and Othello
... baptized on April 26, 1564 under the name of Gulielmus filius Johannes Shakespeare. His father, John Shakespeare was a usually successful tradesman as well as a dedicated civil servant. His mother, Mary Arden, came from a family of landowners. Because of his father's wealth and official position it is assumed that William must have begun his education at the Stratford Grammar School from a young ... ...
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