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Complete the story: William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England.

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William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England.

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His father, John, was a glove-maker. His mother, Mary, was a farmer’s daughter.

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He had two older sisters, two younger sisters and three younger brothers.

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Complete the story: William studied Latin, Greek, and history, and left school at 14 or 15.

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William studied Latin, Greek, and history, and left school at 14 or 15.

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Complete the story: Three years later he married Anne Hathaway. They had a daughter called Susanna and twins named Judith and Hamnet.

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Three years later he married Anne Hathaway. They had a daughter called Susanna and twins named Judith and Hamnet.

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Sometime before 1590 he left Stratford and went to London, the capital city of England.

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Complete the story: London’s first theatre opened in 1576. Shakespeare worked in London as an actor and then started writing plays too.

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London’s first theatre opened in 1576. Shakespeare worked in London as an actor and then started writing plays too.

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In 1593 the plague, a terrible disease, killed thousands of people and theatres were closed.

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During this time William started to write poems instead of plays. His short poems are called sonnets.

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William became rich and famous. He had houses in London and in Stratford.