READINGFUN!nownthetandRead about William Shakespeare'slife and answer the questions below.W. Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avons His father was a glove-maker. William went to araygrammar school and had a good education. There he learnedou'reto love reading.evilWilliam married when he was still a teenager. His wife, rel!Anne Hathaway, was several years older than him. He carvedhis living helping his father in the family business. William hadthree children when he left for London in 1587. Some peopleofsay that the reason/he left his wife and children was his loveg, to poetry and theatre.In London Shakespeare began to act and to write playsand soon became an important member of a well-knownacting company. Most of his plays were performed in theGlobe Theatre, built on the bank of the River Thames. In1613 he stopped writing and went back to live in Stratfordwhere he died in 1616.His plays are still acted not only in England but on thestages of many theatres of the world.​