Shakespeare

     Shakespeare was an English play-write and poet. He was born on April 23, 1564, and died on April 23, 1616. As a child, he attended grammar school begrudgingly. John Shakespeare and Mary Arden were the parents of William Shakespeare and his seven siblings. When he was 18, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway due to an illegitimate pregnancy. They were happily married and had 3 kids, Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith. For the early years of their marriage, the Shakespeare family lived with William's parents, because he couldn't keep a steady job.
     William traveled to London to start a career as an actor. He joined the Globe theater and became a successful actor. He regularly sent money back to Anne, for she never moved to the city. Although Shakespeare was an actor by trade, he wrote 39 plays. When the bubonic plague hit London, all the theaters were closed down, and William started writing sonnets. Poets were highly esteemed citizens, unlike controversial play-writes.
     While Shakespeare's plays were considered propaganda at the time, they are now wildly popular. His tragedies, comedies, and histories have been performed countless times and adapted into many movies. Shakespeare is the second most quoted author, after the writers of the Bible. His scripts have morphed into sayings used today. The timeless themes of his plays have inspired many aspiring writers all over the world.