William Shakespeare was born in the small town of Stratford-upon-Avon on April 23, 1654. He came from a family of merchants and artisans. He studied at the so-called. "grammar school", where the main subject was the Latin language and the basics of Greek. At school, he received a wide knowledge of ancient mythology, history and literature, which was reflected in his work. In 1582 he married A. Hesway (Hathaway), from whose marriage he had three children. However, around 1587 he left Stratford-upon-Avon and his family and moved to London. Further, there is no information about his life until 1592, when we first find a mention of him as an actor and playwright - in the dying pamphlet of the playwright R. Green For a penny of a mind bought for a million remorse. Since 1595, Shakespeare has been mentioned.