Look at some key events from Shakespeare’s time in Stratford.
- 1557: William Shakespeare’s parents, John Shakespeare and Mary Arden, were married.
- 1564: William Shakespeare was born in Stratford.
- 1571: Shakespeare started school.
- 1582: Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway.
- 1583: William and Anne’s first child was born.
- 1585: The Shakespeare's had more children: twins Judith and Hamnet.
- the 1580s: Shakespeare went to London and started working in the theatre, leaving his family in Stratford.
- From what we’ve learned so far, what influence do you think Shakespeare’s time in Stratford had on his work?
- In the 1580s he left his family in Stratford and moved to London to work in the theatre. How do you think he felt at this time?
- What impact do you think your childhood and early years have on your adult life?
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