Shakespeare's Lost Years

We know very little about Shakespeare's life during two major spans of time, commonly referred to as the "lost years": 1578-82 and 1585-92. The first period covers the time after Shakespeare left grammar school, until his marriage to Anne Hathaway in November of 1582. The second period covers the seven years of Shakespeare's life in which he must have been perfecting his dramatic skills and collecting sources for the plots of his plays.

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Mabillard, Amanda. William Shakespeare of Stratford: Shakespeare's Lost Years. Shakespeare Online. 20 Aug. 2000. (date when you accessed the information) < http://www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/shakespearelostyears.html >.

References

 Shakespeare's Ancestry
 Shakespeare's Birth
 Shakespeare's Parents
 Shakespeare's Education
 Shakespeare's Marriage
 Shakespeare's Children
 Shakespeare as Actor and Playwright
 Shakespeare's Influence
 Shakespeare's Language
 Portraits of Shakespeare
 Shakespeare's Contemporaries
 Quotes About Shakespeare

 Shakespeare and the Gunpowder Plot
 Shakespeare's Death
 Shakespeare's Burial
 Shakespeare Timeline
 Richard Burbage (Actor)
 Edward Alleyn (Actor)
 William Kempe (Actor)
 Shakespeare's Boss
 Shakespeare's Audience
 Shakespeare's Lasting Impact
 Shakespeare's Sexuality
 Diseases in Shakespeare's London
 The First Folio
 Shakespeare Q & A