* Over 20 years of experience as a playwright, poet, and actor
* Wrote over 37 plays, including some of the most famous works in the English language, such as _Hamlet_, _Macbeth_, and _Romeo and Juliet_
* Composed over 150 sonnets, which are regarded as some of the finest poems in the English language
* Acted in many of his own plays, as well as in the plays of other playwrights
* Managed and directed his own theater company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men
* Toured throughout England with his theater company, performing for both aristocratic and common audiences
Education
* Attended King's New School in Stratford-upon-Avon, England
* No formal university education
Personal Life
* Born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England
* Married Anne Hathaway in 1582
* Had three children: Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith
* Died in 1616 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England