William Shakespeare Research Paper

547 Words3 Pages
William Shakespeare is a well known playwright, poet, and actor. He is perhaps the most famous writer of the English language for his plays and sonnets. Shakespeare lived during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century. Compared to the other great playwrights, no one’s plays have ever been produced or read as many times as Shakespeare's. Shakespeare was born in Stratford in 1564. William was the third of eight children in his family. Shakespeare's father, John Shakespeare, was a leatherworker. He specialized in the soft white leather which was used for gloves and similar items His father married Mary Arden. John eventually became the town bailiff when William was five years old. William attended Stratford’s grammar school. It’s