The theme that is conveyed in Sonnet #18 is love, time, and true beauty. William Shakespeare died on his birthday, April 23, 1616. By the summer of 1613 The Globe Theater burned down and he decided to retire back to Stratford, but he still had a fortune. At this point in life, he has reinvented himself in building a relationship with his children. In the 1600’s he wrote the major plays that we know today such as Othello, Macbeth, and King Lear. He didn’t care where his family was and started whoring around. ![]() The Globe Theater is the reason Shakespeare made a lot of money. His name and work continue to gain popularity, and in 1599 The Globe Theater was constructed and opened. By 1592 he had become a success in London playwriting, writing poems, sonnets, plays, etc. In the 1580’s Shakespeare left everything he knew, his home and family to go to London to launch his play career. They had three children Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith. At the age of 18, he met Anne Hathaway, got her pregnant, but obtained permission to marry her under special circumstances. At this point, some people believe that he was pulled out of school but there is no firm proof that this is what happened. When Shakespeare was about 14 years old his father’s finances began to suffer. ![]() He attended school at the Stratford schoolhouse. Three days later on April 26th, he was baptized. It is believed that William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, the United Kingdom on April 23, 1554, to his parents John and Mary Shakespeare.
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