EMC 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: New Place
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Very little is definitely known about the life of william. Shakespeare, whose immortal literary work has a universal appeal. He was born of john and mary of stratford-on-avon in england most probably on april 23, 1564. His father, a trader and farmer, worked his way upwards hill, till he became the mayor of stratford in. 1568, but later on, he fell on evil days. Shakespeare was educated at king edward vi"s grammar. There he must have learnt a fair amount of latin, if little or no greek. As a schoolboy, he displayed good memory ; he was fond of field sports and was never a bookworm. When shakespeare was seven, his father invited a company of players to stratford. Thereafter a succession of theatrical companies visited the town. These performances probably attracted the boy, shakespeare towards the stage. In 1582 he married anna hathaway, and by 1585 he became father of several children.
