William Shakespeare is one of the most famous writers in the world. He wrote many plays. He was born in Stratford, England, in 1564. He came from a rich family. But when he was fifteen, his family became poor because his father lost all his money. William was not able to study at school, so he left and got a job.

At that time, theaters began to open in London. William decided to move to London and soon found work as an actor. Actors often helped to write the plays as well as act them. That was how William discovered that he was good at writing.

At that time, many explorers (探险家) traveled around the world and brought back stories of adventures(冒险) and new discoveries(发现). These gave William lots of ideas for his plays. Queen Elizabeth liked William's plays so much that she asked him to write one specially for her.

At that time, the stage (舞台) was in the middle and the audience (观众) stood all around it. If people didn't like the play, they threw things like tomatoes to the actors! Luckily, people loved William's play. His plays were very exciting. They made people think about the right and wrong ways to do and called on people to show true love.