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William Shakespeare
Poet, actor, playwright, husband, fatherÂ…William Shakespeare, one of history's most renowned playwrights of all time, did it all. Shakespeare's work has lasted the test of time and to this day is of the most studied pieces of literature in the world. "Shakespeare has stood the test of time so well that Â… more than four hundred years after his birth, he is held in the highest regard as the world's greatest poet and playwright"(Hunter par.1).
The first period of Shakespeare's life is his early years which are also described as the lost or dark years. William Shakespeare was believed to be born on April 23, 1564, St. George's Day to parents John Shakespeare and Mary Arden and baptized at Holy Trinity Church on April 26, 1564. Living in Stratford-upon-Avon on Henley Street, William Shakespeare most likely attended the local grammar school, King Edward VI Grammar School, and studied logic, literature, history, and Latin Rhetoric. At eighteen years old, William......

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