... in Stratford-upon-Avon where he was raised. He is the third of eight children being born to John and Mary Shakespeare, and is the oldest son. John was a well-known merchant and Mary was the daughter of a Roman Catholic member of the gentry. There is great speculation of Shakespeare's childhood ... that he never proceeded to university schooling, which has caused some debate concerning the composition of his works. As the eldest son, Shakespeare ordinarily would have been apprenticed to his father's shop so that he could learn and eventually take over the business, but according to one a...

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... Short EH 9-3 7 October 2002 William Shakespeare No one really knows when William Shakespeare was born. The Baptismal Register of the Holy Trinity Parish Church, in Stratford, shows the following entry for "April 26, 1564 Gulielmus filius Johannes Shakespeare." April 23 has ... birthday because it was custom that infants get baptized three days after their birth. The house on Henley Street in Stratford, owned by William's father, John, is accepted as Shakespeare's birthplace, but, because John Shakespeare owned one house on Greenhill Street and two houses on Henley Street, ... Margaret,...

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... a landed heiress. William's mother was Mary Arden who married John Shakespeare in 1557. The youngest daughter in her family, she inherited much of her father's landowning and farming estate when he died. John Shakespeare had a remarkable run of success as a merchant, and later as an alderman and high bailiff ... formed the town council. Interestingly, William himself is often described as a keen businessman so we can assume he got his business acumen from his father. In the Bard's case, the apple didn't fall far from the tree at all. William, according to the church register, was the .....

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... his moral legitimacy to the throne. He talks of atoning for Richard II's death by going on a crusade, "to chase these pagans from those holy fields" (I.i.24). He never actually does anything to atone for Richard's death, the most he ever actually accomplishes is mentioning it, before the threat of ... other wars distracts him. The King is supposedly contrite about killing Richard, and realizes his own guilt, but he accuses his son of "riot and dishonor." The King seems more than a shade hypocritical, for the worst thing that Prince Hal ever does is commit a robbery as ... a joke. Hal i...

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William Shakespeare's Life William Shakespeare was born April 23rd, 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon. His father was a successful Glover and he was also the Mayor of Stratford. His mother had come form a farming family who was very prosperous. Through that, she ... or twelve, his family had become bankrupt. Normal people would attend grammar school till they were the age of 16, but William was forced to leave thanks to his father's financial difficulties. On November 27th, 1582, Shakespeare had got married to Anne Hathaway. She was eight years older then he was. The reason they got married is ... ...

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