Shakespeare's Childhood

Although the exact date and time of Williams birth is unknown, most researchers think that he was born on April 23, 1564. He was baptized three days later. He began school at either six or seven. He first attended the Stradford Grammar school. Later, because of a charter by King Edward VI, it was renamed the Kings New School.He learned the ABC's and lessons from horn-books. Which are pieces of paper on a horn that is flattened out. Latin was the first language of the school, but some lessons were in English. This is one of the reasons of how he became such a great writer. Also he read a lot of books and knew some langueges such as French and Italian.

As a child in a small town he observed the many relationships, quarrels, and business dealings that the adults participated in. Later he would entwine this into his works. When his dad went into financial failure he had to quit school or his dad would be thrown in jail. In the next five years there is almost no information. These are known as "The Lost Years".