Williams Shakespeare: Cowards die many times before their deaths, the valiant never taste of death but once.
Within the class system of Elizabethan England, William
Shakespeare did not seem destined for greatness. He was not born into a family
of nobility or significant wealth. He did not continue his formal education at
university, nor did he come under the mentorship of a senior artist, nor did he
marry into wealth or prestige. His talent as an actor seems to have been
modest, since he is not known for starring roles. His success as a playwright
depended in part upon royal patronage. Yet in spite of these limitations,
Shakespeare is now the most performed and read playwright in the world.
Born to John Shakespeare,
a glovemaker and tradesman, and Mary Arden, the daughter of an affluent farmer,
William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon. At
that time, infants were baptized three days after their birth, thus scholars
believe that Shakespeare was born on April 23, the same day on which he died at
age 52. As the third of eight children, young William grew up in this small
town 100 miles northwest of London, far from the cultural and courtly center of
England.
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