Shakespeare's Accomplishments

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The first years of Shakespeare’s life were helpful in creating his successful career because they jump started his great education; this could not have been done without his parents. Shakespeare’s birth date is unknown, but scholars do know that his baptism took place on April 26, 1564 in the Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire (Baker and Womack 3). His baptismal records state that his full name was Gulielmus Filius Johannes Shakespeare, but he goes by William Shakespeare because it is much easier to say (Baker and Womack 3). Scholars have estimated that his actual date of birth was April 23, 1564 which is interesting because that is exactly 52 years before his death, which was on April 23, 1616 (Baker and Womack 3). Shakespeare …show more content…
Even though he was not born to a family with great education, that did not change anything for how he was educated (Baker and Womack 7-8). His education started at the age of 5 when he learned to read (Baker and Womack 7-8). He then attended a grammar school where students, the sons of prosperous town citizens, learned about classical history and Latin Literature which was advanced learning for Shakespeare’s age (Baker and Womack 7-8). Shakespeare learned about mature topics and that was what intrigued him into learning. This was where his love for literature began (Baker and Womack 7-8). He was known as a "schoolmaster" because he was one of the best students in his class (Baker and Womack 8). Many schools had a very strict curriculum because all the students that attended those schools were expected to succeed in their future ("Shakespeare's Life"). Shakespeare’s father was an advocate for his education, which is one of the reasons why Shakespeare was interested in starting a career that would make him and his father delighted ("Shakespeare's Life"). He started school at the age of five and ended school at the age of fifteen which are very early ages compared to modern day schooling ("Shakespeare's
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