Why Is William Shakespeare Still Read Today

William Shakespeare’s works have been attributed to his own tragedies, wisdom, imagination, and his creativity, his works are still read today because of the same reasons. William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564. There are no birth records on William Shakespeare, but there are church records from the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon, he was baptized on April 26, 1564 (“William Shakespeare Biography”). He was born in the class system of Elizabethan England. His family was not one of wealth. He never had any sort of formal education; he did not marry into any family of prestige or wealth. He was not one that would have been seen as designed for greatness. The talent that he had as an actor was known to be modest, he had never been known for any starring roles. The success that he had as a playwright was known to have been determined by in part upon royal patronage. Even though all of these boundaries, Shakespeare is one of the most performed and read playwright throughout the world today.

He was the third child of the couple, in which they had a total of eight children. The first two children of John and Mary were daughters, then William, then Gilbert (who died in 1612), then Richard, (who died in 1613), then Edmund (who died in 1607). Out of all of the seven siblings, that lived into adulthood were Judith and four of his brothers. The oldest sister whom outlived her famous playwright brother was Joan ("Shakespeare Biography." Shakespeare Biography at