AbstractShakespeare’s Childhood and Family Life Did You Know?Shakespeare’s Lost Years and Early Career Shakespeare’s Plays and Poems Shakespeare’s Death and Legacy Early lifeLondon and theatrical careerLater years and deathPlaysPerformancesTextual sourcesPoemsSonnetsStyleInfluenceCritical reputationSpeculation about ShakespeareReference William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, in Stratford-on-Avon. The son of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden, he was probably educate ...