am Shakespeare, also known as The Bard of Avon was, arguably, the most famous playwright in the world.  He was also a prolific poetry and sonnet writer. His works consist of at least 39 plays, 154 sonnets, and two narrative poems.</p>
	  <h3>The early years</h3>
	  <p>Shakespeare was born in 1564 in the English town of Stratford-upon-Avon, 90 miles from London. He was the third of eight children born to John and Mary Shakespeare.  John Shakespeare was a well-to-do glover and leather-worker and later entered