Even if William is considered one of the most famous ... When the spread of plague closed London theatres (1592-1594), Shakespeare started to write his famous sonnets. His patron and friend ...

William was the third of eight children, though his two elder siblings did not survive childhood. Details of Shakespeare’s ... also written early in James's reign, gives a kind portrayal of ...

The next documented event in Shakespeare’s life is his marriage at the age of 18 to Anne Hathaway, the daughter of a local farmer, on November 28, 1582. She was eight years older than him and ...