Why Did William Shakespeare Still Exist?

Although William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s leading dramatist, very little is actually known about him. Shakespeare lived more than 400 years ago, and most records from that time period have disappeared or never existed. Records give limited information of the way in which his professional life constructed his creative skills. All that can be concluded is that over the period of two decades Shakespeare created many plays that show the range of human affection and difference. William Shakespeare’s birth records do not exist. However, church records indicate that William Shakespeare was christened at Holy Trinity Church located in Stratford-upon Avon on April 26, 1564. This information leads scholars to believe that he was born on or near April 23, 1564, and this is the date scholars accept as William Shakespeare’s birthday. Shakespeare was the third child of John Shakespeare, a leather merchant, and local heiress, Mary

Scholars have concluded that Shakespeare most likely attended the King’s New School, located in Stratford, which taught the classics, reading, and writing. The uncertainty concerning his education has led some to question the origin of his work and even about whether or not William Shakespeare ever existed. At the age of 18, William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway on November 28, 1582, in Worcester, in Canterbury Province. Hathaway was raised in Shottery, a minor village a mile west of Stratford. William and Anne’s first child, Susanna, was born on May 26, 1583. Two years later, twins Hamnet and Judith were born on February 2, 1585. After the birth of Hamnet and Judith, seven years of William Shakespeare’s life passed where no records exist. These seven years are known as the “lost years”, and there are many theories on what he was doing during this