William Shakespeare. Born April 1564, at Stratford-upon-Avon. DiedApril 1616. Married Anne Hathaway: two daughters, one son. Actor,poet, famous playwright. Wrote nearly forty plays. But what was helike as a man? What did he think about when he rode into London forthe first time . . . or when he was writing his plays Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet . . . or when his only son died? We know the facts of hislife, but we can only guess at his hopes, his fears, his dreams.
William Shakespeare. Born April 1564, at Stratford-upon-Avon. DiedApril 1616. Married Anne Hathaway: two daughters, one son. Actor,poet, famous playwright. Wrote nearly forty plays. But what was helike as a man? What did he think about when he rode into London forthe first time . . . or when he was writing his plays Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet . . . or when his only son died? We know the facts of hislife, but we can only guess at his hopes, his fears, his dreams.
