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William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26 1564, his birthday is unknown. He was an English playwright and poet. He is widely regarded as the world's pre- eminent dramatist, and the greatest writer in the English history. He is often called by " Bard of Avon" ( or the Bard), and English's nationals poet.

Shakespeare was born and also raised up in Stratford-upon-Avon. When he turned 18, he got married with Anne Hathaway. She bore three children with him, and named them: Susanna, Hamnet and Judith who were twins. In between 1585 and1592, Shakespeare began a success career as a writer, actor, and owner of a playing company in London. He retired in Stratford around 1613, and died three years later. Though his life was lost, there were still records of his life that had been written by others, like his religious beliefs.

Throughout his life, people claims that he have written 37 plays, but only 15 of them were performed before 1597. But not all of the plays were credit to him. Some academic claims that Stratford did not write any of his plays that were attributed to him.In 1605, Shakespeare made his greatest financial gain. He made an investment of 440 pounds that were doubled in value, and earn himself 60 pounds of income a year. On April 23 1616.


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