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1564
He was born in Stratford-Apon-Avon
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1582
Married Anne Hathaway
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he had a daughter, Susan
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He had twins: Judith and Hammmet
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He moved to London
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He belonged to the Lord Chamberlain's company
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The lost years
No record of this period. Probably he went to Italy -
Published Venus and Adonis, dedicated to the Earl of Southampton, his patron
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He bought a house in Stratford
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He is co-proprietor of The Globe
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Published Hamlet
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The king Jacob I became his patron. The company was now called The king's Men
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He wrote Macbeth and King Lear
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His sonnets were published, without his permission
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He wrote The tempest, his last play, and moved to Stratford.
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He died