"William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in the town of Stratford, about 150 kilometres from London. His family was quite well off and William was well-educated at the local Grammar School."
"At the age of 18 he married Anne Hathaway, and by the time he was 20, he was the father of 3 children."
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"We know little of the next few years, (they are often called 'the lost years'), but certainly, by the time he was 26, Shakespeare had joined a company of actors in London and was writing his first plays."
"He became a shareholder in a group of actors called The Lord Chamberlain's men, and this company later gained the patronage of King James I, and became The King's Men."
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"He seems to have enjoyed the life of an actor and playwright in London, but he never lost his ties with Stratford, his home town."
"Shakespeare became a wealthy man from his plays, and in his later years he bought a large house in Stratford, where he eventually retired."
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"Into his 52 years, this remarkable man crammed many achievements."
"He wrote 37 of the most famous and popular plays in the English language, as well as a wealth of poetry."
"All this in addition to his profession of actor."
