About William Shakespeare

Here are ten things we think we know about William Shakespeare. 

1. Shakespeare was born in 1564. He died in 1616.
2. He had seven brothers and sisters
3. He grew up in a town called Stratford on Avon.
4. He left school at the age of 16. 
5. Shakespeare later became an actor in a London theatre
6. He soon began writing plays to perform in
7. In 1582 Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway
8. They had eight children, including the twins: Judith & Hamnet
9. Shakespeare wrote (or helped write) at least 38 plays.
10. In his will Shakespeare left his wife the ‘second-best bed’.

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