William Shakespeare,the Bard of Avon

The national poet of United Kingdom,William Shakespeare,was born in 1564 at Stratford -Upon-Avon. His prolific career spanned 37 plays,154 sonnets and two long poems. Some historians say that Shakespeare has written 38 plays. It is because of the fact that the author of Pericles is dubious. The number of plays written is still doubtful because of collaborative endeavors of Shakespeare with other authors.



Shakespeare was the son of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. His father was a dealer of wool. He was admitted to Grammar School when he was nine years old. But after three years, his father was forced to withdraw him from the school because of decline in fortunes. When critics analyse his work, they find Shakespeare as a reservoir of knowledge. He was a boy who even lacked conventional education. He worked hard throughout his life and his collaborations with others also helped him to succeed. He was married to Ann Hathaway at the age of 18. Soon after they had three children, he moved from Stratford to London. At London, he got associated with Lord Chamberlain's Men, a company of actors. Soon he began to write plays for the Globe Theatre. It was later named as Shakespeare Globe Theatre.