This Page features approximate dates of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Shakespeare lived during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, at the height of the English Renaissance. Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon. At the age of 18 he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Between 1585 and 1592 he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part owner of the playing company the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men. During his lifetime Shakespeare wrote 38 Plays, 154 Sonnets and two long narrative Poems.
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Died
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Wrote 38 plays
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Wrote 154 Sonnets
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Writing Style
Blank Verse composed in Iambic Pentameter
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Performance Company
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His plays were performed at The Globe Theater
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First Play is widely believed to have been The Comedy of Errors
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Henry VI, Part 1 is believed to have been first performed play
