William Shakespeare is considered to be one of the greatest English-speaking authors in all of history. Shakespeare has had more theatrical works preformed than any other play writer. Shakespeare lived during a time of European history that was known as the Renaissance. The Renaissance was a time in which there were many developments in science, religion, political thought, and more so literature. The time period of the Renaissance lasted from the 14th century up through the 17th century. Since literature played such a large impact throughout this time period, Shakespeare was known as an important figure. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. There are no records that indicate anything about Shakespeare’s educational history, but it is assumed that he had attended a prestigious school where he studied Latin Grammar. William married a woman named Anne Hathaway on November 28, 1582. Together, they had three children, two of which were twin boys. By 1592 Shakespeare started to earn a living as an actor and playwright in London, where he had eventually produced several plays. He had become a managing partner in the “Lord Chamberlain’s Men”, which was an acting company that was extremely popular during that time period. Shakespeare was so successful with this company that many of his plays were published and sold as literature. By 1597 he had 15 of his 37 plays published and available to the public. In 1599 Shakespeare and his colleagues built their own theater that was located on the south bank of the Thames River. Together, they chose to call this theater the “Globe”. Shakespeare not only wrote plays and works of literature, but he also got himself into the real estate business, which made him not only an artist, but an entrepreneur as well. Shakespeare’s work elevated the importance of a more humanistic approach to literature. His plays