He became the son of a prosperous leather and wool merchant on April 23,
1564. William was born at Stratford-on-
Avon, Warwickshire. When he was
eighteen he married a twenty-six old Ann
Hathaway. They had three kids together, which the oldest died at childhood. Though
his life after be married there was a 10-year
period of nothing but in 1592 he got the
reputation as a actor and playwright when
he settled in Londan. Shakespear became
onof the share holders of a new company, in 1594, called The Lord Chamberlain's Men, he stayed their the remainder of his life. Their group was renamed The King's Men, when James I joined in 1603. The Globe, was built in 1598, and started a different type of building theaters. He wrote about thirty-seven plays, he retired wealthy and respected in Stratford were he died in 1616 on his birthday.
