Will the real Shakespeare stand up, please!.
Over the years there has been much debate as to whether Shakespeare wrote all of the works he is credited for, or if he wrote none at all. There are many versions of the story and unfortunately not enough facts are known to find out the real truth. With the few facts available and a thorough study of the time period in which the works were written, it is possible to piece together a somewhat accurate view of this "Shakespeare". Shakespeare was and is a very brilliant poet and story spinner. At least this is true in my eyes.
In 1564, a house on Henley Street in Stratford-upon-Avon heard the first cry of a playwright destined to share his cries with the world. There is record of Shakespeare's birth to his mother, Mary Arden, and his father, John Shakespeare. This is a known fact that can be proved through proper research. From around the age of seven until he graduated at 14, he attended the Stratford Grammar School where he learned the basic fundamentals of language, math skills, and the sciences. These skills may have given him the beginning of his attraction to poetry and the written language. At the young age of 18 William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway. Hathaway was three months pregnant with their first child, Susanna, when they were married in 1582. A set of twins, named Hamnet and Judith, were born two years later.
Soon after the sudden death of his only son, Hamnet, Shakespeare took off and was not heard from for about eight years. These are referred to as "The Lost Years" by many Shakespeare researchers because there are absolutely no records of his existence anywhere. The first evidence of Shakespeare appearing after 1592 was in London. Here he supposedly became an actor and possibly a playwright. No true facts are known about this assumption, but it is plausible to assume he attempted to succeed at a dream of his. .
