The Bard of Literature Modern day literature was shaped by Shakespeare, one of the greatest playwrights of all time. He came from a big family and had a wife and three kids. He wrote plays for the masses instead of the rich and wasn’t afraid to make fun of the rich either. He wrote famous works of literature such as Romeo and Juliet. If the world didn’t have Shakespeare the average man would not have an education. Shakespeare shaped literature by writing for the masses in a way that inspired others to write so anyone can have an education. Shakespeare had an interesting life. He was born on April 23 1564 to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden and died exactly 52 years later. He was John and Mary’s third child out of eight. Not much is known about Shakespeare’s childhood, but most people assume he went to the King 's New School. They taught many subjects like mathematics, Christian ethics, natural sciences, classical languages and literature, and logic. He was one of the more advanced students and grew up to have the most advanced and vast vocabulary of his time. When he was 18 in 1582 he married Anne Hathaway, who was 26 at the time. They had three children, two daughters and a son, Hamnet, who died at the age of 11. Somewhere in between his marriage and his first play, Shakespeare moved to London, where he wrote most of his page. His plays and poems made him a famous playwright and poet, “In 1594, Shakespeare returned to the theater and became a charter member of the