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Apr 23, 1564
William is born in Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Period: 1571 to 1578
He attends grammar school.
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1582
He marries Anne Hathaway and starts a family.
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His first child is born
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Judith and Hamnet, his twins, are born. He moves to London and begins a theatrical career.
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His first plays are a sucess.
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He writes poetry while London theatres are closed due to an outbreak of the plague.
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His only son, Hamnet, dies at the age of 11.
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His acting company builds the famous Globe Theatre.
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He writes his most famous tragedies (Hamlet, Julius Ceasar, King Lear, Macbeth, Othello, Antony and Cleopatra, Twelfth Night etc)
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He moves back to his birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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He dies.
