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William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in England on St George’s Day, April 23rd,1564. (St George is the patron saint of England. ) He was the third child of John Shakespeare, a glove merchant. Later his father served as mayor of the town. He went to Stratford grammer school ,where he received a good education, but he had no university education. In 1582, when he was only 18, he married Anne Hathaway ,who was 8 years older than him. They had 3 children(Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith ). Shakespeare probably left Stratford around 1586. He joined a company of traveling actors and went