1. Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was born sometime late in April in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England to parents John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. ... John Shakespeare was a prominent and prosperous alderman. ... The Shakespeare's were comfortable, but not aristocrats by any means. ... The next record of William Shakespeare is his marriage. ... By 1594 he had written at least six plays including "The Comedy of Errors" and "Venus and Adonis". ...
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- Grade Level: High School