William also had a set of twins in February 1585. Between the years of 1585-1590, Shakespeare disappeared. We considered these years as his lost years mainly because there has yet to be found any documentation or know whereabouts of him.
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It's accepted that Shakespeare was in London by 1590 working as an actor and playwright. Approximately for twenty-three years he was a working member of a London acting company. The acting companies of this time were commercial organizations that depended on the price of admission for their income. Shakespeare even went on to become a shareholder in the Lord Chamberlain's Men-the most popular company in London-a Company that he also acted in. They performed for the Queen [Elizabeth].
Shakespeare also wrote plays for his company, which took up the majority of his time; however he managed to become a sharer in the Globe Theater and was expected to help in staging the plays. .
From 1594 till 1608 he was fully involved the London theater world; in addition he was pumping out the average of two plays a year for his company. Shake as writer was ranked as London's most popular playwright, based on the number of times his plays were performed and published (World Book 346). His hard work made him very successful, he purchased New Place, one of the largest houses in Stratford-on-Avon. Shakespeare's heart was always at home in Stratford despite his busy life in London away from his family. Shakespeare would also go on to purchase other real estate in Stratford and London. .
In 1603, Queen Elizabeth I died and was succeeded by her cousin James VI of Scotland. As kind of England, he became James I. King James I changed the Lord Chamberlains Men into the Kings Men (World Book 346). William Shakespeare would semi-retire from London life some time around 1610 (Reedy and Kathman).
Before this paper goes on to talk about the authorship debate of Shakespeare it is necessary to know what Shakespeare's London was like during the Elizabethan Age.
