The great English Renaissance playwright and poet William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, in a wealthy citizen family in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick County, central England. His father, John Shakespeare, was a grocer engaged in wool, leather manufacturing and grain business. He was appointed as the town civil officer in 1565 and was elected as the mayor three years later. When Shakespeare was seven years old, he was sent to a local grammar school, where he studied for six years and mastered the basic skills and rich knowledge of writing. In addition, he also learned Latin and Greek. However, because his father went bankrupt, he failed to graduate and embarked on the path of making a living on his own. In 1577, he was picked up from school by his father and had no choice but to help his father in business for a period of time. He worked as a butcher's apprentice, taught in a rural school, and worked in various other occupations, which gave him a lot of social experience.

We have every reason to believe that Shakespeare was extraordinary and different when he was studying. Legend has it that he worked as a teacher in the countryside when he was young. It was also rumored that he had been poaching on the land of Thomas Lucy, a wealthy tycoon and magistrate, and was discovered by Lucy's housekeeper, for which he was beaten. Out of revenge, Shakespeare wrote a limerick that satirized the rich man. It didn't take long for the poem to spread throughout the countryside. Wherever the rich man went, someone would laugh at him with this limerick. Squire Thomas was very angry and prepared to find ways to punish Shakespeare. As a result, Shakespeare was forced to leave the town of Stratford and seek refuge in London. Theater Company Experience When Shakespeare was still living in the small town of Stratford, he was already very familiar with theatrical performances. There are often traveling theater groups that perform in the town of Stratford. In 1582, he married Anne Hathaway, a farmer's daughter, and in 1585 they had a son, Hamnet (named after Thomas Kyd's tragic hero Hamlet). He arrived in London in 1586 or 1587, when drama was rapidly becoming popular. First worked as a groom in the theater. He worked as a handyman, later joined a theater troupe and worked as an actor. director. He was a screenwriter and eventually became a theater shareholder; he started writing around 1588, first adapting the plays of his predecessors, and soon began to create independently. By the end of 1590, Shakespeare had become an actor and playwright in one of London's top theater companies, the Lord Chamberlain's Company run by James Burbage. Later, Shakespeare proved to others that he was a down-to-earth man of good character. He became a shareholder of the theater company and quickly won the respect and love of his colleagues.

The theater world at that time was dominated by "university talents" with Oxford and Cambridge backgrounds. A famous playwright once wrote an article in a contemptuous tone, mocking Shakespeare, a "vulgar commoner" and "nouveau riche". "The crow in style" dares to compete with the "noble genius"! But Shakespeare later won the support and love of a wide audience, including college student groups. Students once performed some of Shakespeare's plays, such as "Hamlet" and "The Comedy of Errors" in their spare time at school. In 1597, he returned to his hometown to buy real estate and spend the last days of his life. Although he received a good basic education, he never went to college.

In 1598, university scholar F. Mills listed Shakespeare's plays before he was 35 years old in his "Treasure House of Wisdom", praising his comedies and tragedies as "unparalleled" and comparable to those of the first-rate ancient writers. Drama poets are also called. But he never published any of his plays during his lifetime. The success of his writing earned Shakespeare the favor of Lord Southampton, who became his protector. In the early 1990s, Shakespeare dedicated two of his long poems, "Venus and Adonis" and "The Humiliation of Lucrece," to the Lord, and also wrote some sonnets for the Lord. With the help of the Lord's relationship, Shakespeare entered the cultural salon of the aristocracy, which gave him the opportunity to observe and understand the upper class society, expanded his life horizons, and provided a rich source for his future creations.

From 1594 onwards, the troupe he belonged to was protected by the palace ministers and was called the "Chamberlain's Troupe". In 1596, he applied for the title of "gentleman" and the right to own a coat of arms in his father's name, and purchased considerable real estate three times. In 1603, James I succeeded to the throne, and his troupe was renamed the "King's Troupe". He and the actors in the troupe were appointed as royal attendants. Therefore, in addition to regular touring performances, the troupe also often performed in the court. Shakespeare's The script became famous from all walks of life.

Shakespeare lived in London for more than twenty years, during which time his wife remained in Stratford. Nearing the age of destiny, he retired and returned to his hometown of Stratford (around 1612). Shakespeare died unfortunately around his fifty-second birthday on April 23, 1616, and was buried in Holy Trinity Church. He left a will before his death.