Do u know?the greatest poet!!!!!!!

William Shakespeare, often called the English
national poet, is widely considered the
greatest dramatist of all time.
Synopsis
William Shakespeare was baptized on
April 26, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon,
England. From roughly 1594 onward
he was an important member of the
Lord Chamberlain’s Men company of
theatrical players. Written records give
little indication of the way in which
Shakespeare’s professional life molded
his artistry. All that can be deduced is
that over the course of 20 years,
Shakespeare wrote plays that capture
the complete range of human emotion
and conflict.
Mysterious Origins
Known throughout the world, the works
of William Shakespeare have been
performed in countless hamlets,
villages, cities and metropolises for
more than 400 years. And yet, the
personal history of William
Shakespeare is somewhat a mystery.
There are two primary sources that
provide historians with a basic outline
of his life. One source is his work—the
plays, poems and sonnets—and the
other is official documentation such as
church and court records. However,
these only provide brief sketches of
specific events in his life and provide
little on the person who experienced
those events.
Early Life
Though no birth records exist, church
records indicate that a William
Shakespeare was baptized at Holy
Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon
on April 26, 1564. From this, it is
believed he was born on or near April
23, 1564, and this is the date scholars
acknowledge as William Shakespeare’s
birthday.
Located 103 miles west of London,
during Shakespeare’s time Stratford-
upon-Avon was a market town
bisected with a country road and the
River Avon. William was the third child
of John Shakespeare, a leather
merchant, and Mary Arden, a local
landed heiress. William had two older
sisters, Joan and Judith, and three
younger brothers, Gilbert, Richard and
Edmund. Before William’s birth, his
father became a successful merchant
and held official positions as alderman
and bailiff, an office resembling a
mayor. However, records indicate
John’s fortunes declined sometime in
the late 1570s.
Scant records exist of William’s
childhood, and virtually none regarding
his education. Scholars have surmised
that he most likely attended the King’s
New School, in Stratford, which taught
reading, writing and the classics. Being
a public official’s child, William would
have undoubtedly qualified for free
tuition. But this uncertainty regarding
his education has led some to raise
questions about the authorship of his
work and even about whether or not
William Shakespeare ever existed.
Married Life
William Shakespeare married Anne
Hathaway on November 28, 1582, in
Worcester, in Canterbury Province.
Hathaway was from Shottery, a small
village a mile west of Stratford. William
was 18 and Anne was 26, and, as it
turns out, pregnant. Their first child, a
daughter they named Susanna, was
born on May 26, 1583. Two years later,
on February 2, 1585, twins Hamnet and
Judith were born. Hamnet later died of
unknown causes at age 11.
After the birth of the twins, there are
seven years of William Shakespeare’s
life where no records exist. Scholars
call this period the “lost years,” and
there is wide speculation on what he
was doing during this period. One
theory is that he might have gone into
hiding for poaching game from the
local landlord, Sir Thomas Lucy.
Another possibility is that he might
have been working as an assistant
schoolmaster in Lancashire. It is
generally believed he arrived in London
in the mid- to late 1580s and may
have found work as a horse attendant
at some of London’s finer theaters, a
scenario updated centuries later by the
countless aspiring actors and
playwrights in Hollywood and
Broadway.
Theatrical Beginnings
By 1592, there is evidence William
Shakespeare earned a living as an
actor and a playwright in London and
possibly had several plays produced.
The September 20, 1592 edition of the
Stationers’ Register (a guild
publication) includes an article by
London