Shakespeare’s parents had been Catholics, and the tension between the new and old religions can be seen in much of his work. William’s father, John Shakespeare, was a member of the borough ...

“I only knew, like, like his name was William Shakespeare ... “Including Shakespeare in elementary, the kids get exposed to it. Why wait till high school? Let’s give them an elementary ...

The next documented event in Shakespeare’s life is his marriage at the age of 18 to Anne Hathaway, the daughter of a local farmer, on November 28, 1582. She was eight years older than him and ...