In his later years, Shakespeare returned to Stratford where he continued to write. Shakespeare would work with the company throughout his lifetime, occasionally appearing in small roles, but mostly writing plays for the company to perform. In 1594, Shakespeare became a shareholder in the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, one of the most popular London acting companies at that time. Shakespeare spent this time writing the narrative poems Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece and possibly the Sonnets. In 1593, the plague struck and all the theaters in London were shut down.
Between 15, he would go on to see the remaining Henry VI plays, as well as Richard III and The Comedy of Errors performed. In just two years in London, Shakespeare premiered his first play, part one of the Henry VI series. However, we know that Shakespeare traveled to London in his late 20s to begin pursuing a career as an actor and playwright. The seven years after the birth of Judith and Hamnet are called Shakespeare’s “lost years,” because information about him is incomplete and contradictory. In 1585, they had twins, Judith and Hamnet. When he was 18, he married Anne Hathaway, who was 26, and six months later they had their first daughter, Susannah. Eventually Shakespeare had to join his father selling and making gloves, belts, and purses to keep the family business afloat. His father was elected the High Bailiff of Stratford (what we would consider a mayor today), but he accumulated a large amount of debt around the time Shakespeare was a teenager.
There, Shakespeare studied rhetoric, Latin, and the classics. Although his father was a successful glove maker, at first he could only afford to send Shakespeare to grammar school.
William Shakespeare was born on or around Apand grew up in a small town outside of London called Stratford-upon-Avon. The People's Party: BIPOC Affinity Nights.
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