Biography of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, England to Mary Arden and John Shakespeare. His dad made some money in the glove busuiness, however finally opened a general store and over the years bought some property.
William was the third of eight children and received a free education because of his father's position as alderman. Indications in his later writing suggest that as a kid Shakespeare enjoyed football, field sports and arguing with the referees. The Shakespeare's were comfortable, but not upper class by any means. By the time William was fifteen the family's fortunes were declineing and his father's business was bad. This meant that when William came of age, he had to work for a living.
Apparently, there were not a lot of entertainment options at the time. Books were not in wide circulation and anyone with half a brain could only take so much of that crappy reeorder music and ridiculous......
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