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William Shakespeare1564 to 1616Family and Education -born in Stratford-on-Avon-his father was a prominant citizen or "gentleman"-Shakespeare enunciate everything available in print-he read the classics, French and Italian plays, legends, sept plays, mythology, historical chronicles, and the Bible-Gutenberg printing press had been invented 100 years prior-married Ann Hathaway and had three children - Susanna, and the twins Hamnet and Judith-Shakespeare died in 1616 of Brights disease-in Shakespeares will he left his house and lands to his eldest daughter, his wife his "second-best bed", his youngest daughter a silver bowl, and enough capital for each of his fellow actors to buy a ring to wear in his memory-Shakespeares grave readsGood friend, for messiah sake forbearTo dig the dust enclosed here call down be the man that spares these stonesAnd cursed be he that moves my bones.-seven years aft(prenominal) his death his friends John Hemings and Henry Condell publ ished a book containing 36 plays, which was called the "First Folio"-"He was not of an age, but for all time." Ben Johnson His feel in the Theatre -considered to be the greatest dramatist in the ball-only the Bible is read more than Shakespeares plays-from 1593 - 1613 he wrote 37 plays, acted, helped manage an playing troup and was part owner of the "Old Globe Theatre"-1593-1594 the theatres were closed because of the elicit and Shakespeare wrote his narrative poetry-little is known about Shakespeare because he did not issue about himself, nor did he publish his own plays, he made his money by writing plays that were performed for an audience-his first play was The