William Shakespeare is arguably the most famous writer of all time, but his private life and marriage to Anne Hathaway isn't necessarily well known to the public. Little is known about Hathaway. Anne Hathaway married William Shakespeare in November She was 26, and he was It appears the two had a shotgun wedding. Some historians believe that the marriage was an unhappy one and the couple was forced together by the pregnancy.

Everything you need to know about the life of William Shakespeare



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William Shakespeare was a renowned English poet, playwright, and actor born in in Stratford-upon-Avon. Shakespeare was a prolific writer during the Elizabethan and Jacobean ages of British theatre sometimes called the English Renaissance or the Early Modern Period. John Shakespeare married Mary Arden , and together they had eight children. John and Mary lost two daughters as infants, so William became their eldest child.


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The world has come to accept that William Shakespeare. He breathed upon dead bodies and brought them into life. Shakespeare's success as a playwright depended in part upon royal patronage, he performed his plays in front. Growing up, he received a good education for a country boy of that period.



We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon , Warwickshire, in , and by the age of 18 had married Anne Hathaway and started a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part-owner of a play company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men.