ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -We do know that Shakespeare’s life revolved around two locations: Stratford and London. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford, but he worked in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known.

Detailed explanation-2: -For more than two decades, Shakespeare had multiple roles in the London theater as an actor, playwright, and, in time, a business partner in a major acting company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men (renamed the King’s Men in 1603).

Detailed explanation-3: -From the late 1580s, William Shakespeare started to divide his time up between Stratford-upon-Avon and London; his family and professional lives. Shakespeare’s wife and children remained in Stratford and he made most of his financial investments in his home town.

Detailed explanation-4: -2. London. By 1592, aged 28, Shakespeare was in London and already established as both an actor and a dramatist.

Detailed explanation-5: -It seems that Shakespeare lived a simple life in London. While he owned at least one house there he did not maintain a London household but lived in lodgings with landlords and other lodgers. He was always within walking distance of the theatre zone so we can imagine him walking to work every day.