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1. What were the names of William's parents before they married?

Answer: John Shakespeare and Mary Arden

John Shakespeare was orginally from Snitterfield, and Mary Arden was from Wilmcote. These villages are about 3 miles (5 km) from Stratford-upon-Avon, in Warwickshire. Both John and Mary came from farming families. They married in 1557.
2. William Shakespeare's father served as bailiff of Stratford-upon-Avon.

Answer: true

He became bailiff in 1568.
3. In which year was William Shakespeare born?

Answer: 1564

The records of the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford, show th

William Shakespeare Biography

William Shakespeare was an English poet and famous playwright, and is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. Although a great deal of mystery surrounds Shakespeare's life, it is documented that he was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in the center of England and was baptized in 1564. He was probably educated in Stratford in the local grammar school, and then there is no record of him until he married Anne Hathaway in 1582. The couple had three children, and then seven years passed, known as Shakespeare's Lost Years, where there is no documented record of him until he was noted as part of the London theater scene in 1592.

In 1592, Shakespeare's work was criticized by another playwright, which documented his career. Although it is unknown when he began writing, Shakespeare's plays were performed solely by the Lord Chamberlain's company from 1594, of which Shakespeare himself was one of the actors. After Queen Elizabeth the First died in 1603, the new King James the First issued a royal patent to the company and it was renamed t

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