William Shadespeare was barn in Stratford-upon-Avon in England in 1564. Shakespeare was an actor and a writer. He wrote thirty-seven plays. Shakespeare started school in stratford when he was seven years old. He strudied Latin. The school when he was about thirteen.

In 1582 he moved to London. First, he worked as an actor. then, he started to write plays. He became very rich and successful. He died in Stratford on 23rd April 1616, his birthday. On exactly the same day, another great writer died in Madrid. His name was Miguel de Cervantes.