10 Interesting Facts About William Shakespeare
The Top Ten
1 He had twins
William Shakespeare had three children and two of them were twins. They were called Hamnet and Judith and both of them were born on 2 February 1585.
2 There is no evidence for the date of Shakespeare's birth
He celebrates his birthday on April 23
3 It is believed that he died on his birthday
He was born on April 23 1564 and died on April 23 1616
4 Shakespeare's wife was 8 years older than him
5 He was extremely wealthy due to his plays
In 1587, he brought the second largest house in Stratford
6 His bloodline ended with the death of his granddaughter
Her granddaughter was Elizabeth and she died in the year 1670
7 He wrote at least 37 plays over 24 years
This meant that he produced approximately 1.5 plays per year
8 Hamlet was the longest play of Shakespeare
It took around 4 hours to perform the entire play
9 There were no portraits of Shakespeare in his lifetime
All existing portrait are partly guess work
10 He may have been a fraud
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