Mysterious Personal Life
For such a famous playwright, not much is known about Shakespeare’s earlier years. Although historians do believe his childhood was a bright one. Even Shakespeare’s precise date of birth is still in question to this day and is considered nothing more than an educated guess.
Shakespeare’s wife was called Anne Hathaway – a comical point to us nowadays. He married her in 1582 and they had three children together. Their children were called Susanna, and twins Judith and Hamnet. Unfortunately, Hamnet, Judith’s twin brother, died early on at age 11 due to poor health.
The Globe Theater
The Globe Theater in London has an extremely long history, which involves William Shakespeare and, fittingly, is now strongly associated with the playwright.
The young poet worked for a theatre company called Lord Chamberlains Men, which performed weekly in a place called “The Theatre.” It was destroyed and eventually rebuilt as the Globe.
Shakespeare’s Brush with Nobility
William Shakespeare had a lot of social and political influence with some of the country’s most powerful people.
He was adored by royalty and was invited regularly to perform with his company in the royal court.
Audiences Were Far Less Polite, Nevermind Progressive
Back when Shakespeare was alive, females were not allowed to act in theaters. This forced male actors to dress as women and play their parts. If that’s not enough, theater-goers were also much rowdier, to the point of throwing food while they were on stage.