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SHAKESPEAREââ¬â¢S BIOGRAPHY Shakespeareââ¬â¢s Biography à à à à à William Shakespeare was a great writer who lead a very interesting life. In fact, he is often though of as ââ¬Å"the greatest write of his time.â⬠à à à à à As a child, William Shakespeare started his education at around the age of ââ¬Å"six or seven at Stratford grammar school, also known as the Kingââ¬â¢s New School of Stratford-upon-Avon.â⬠(Brooke pg23) It would be most likely that Shakespeareââ¬â¢s lessons would focus around ââ¬Å"Latin composition and the study of Latin authors like Seneca, Cicero, Ovid, Vigil, and Horace.â⬠(Brooke pg23) Shakespeareââ¬â¢s schooling did not last long however, when he was removed from school at the age of thirteen due to his fatherââ¬â¢s financial and social difficulties. This did not stop young Shakespeare from furthering his education however, and he began to write several plays, such as ââ¬Å"Menaechmi.â⬠It is impossible to trace what happened to Shakespeare from the time he left school till the time he re-emerged as an actor, so these years are rightfully referred to as his ââ¬Å"lost years.â⬠There is, however, a vital piece of information that emerges from this time, it is when Shakespeare betroths a pregnant orphan by the name of Anne Hathaway. à à à à à Being at the age of eighteen, Shakespeare was fully aware of what love was. In his abuse of it with his slightly older mistress (by eight years), he managed to impregnate her. He immediately wed...
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