3rd author - William Shakespeare.

• Shakespeare was born in Stafford upon Avon and was the 3rd of 8 children. 
• He married Anna Hathaway at the age of 18 and had 3 children - Susanna, Judith and Hamnet.
• Hamnet sadly died at the age of 11 , and in later years Shakespeare his sons death inspired him to write Hamlet. 
• Shakespeare was widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. His words and phrases are still being used today in mordern language for example, "Be all and end all" ( Mcbeth.) , "Laughing stock"(Merry wives of Windsor). And his plays appeared in a wide range of genres , comedies, romance, dramas, tragedy and historical. In total he wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets and a series of poems. 
• However there is much contrivercy surrounding weather Shakespeare actually wrote his own works. It was said it could be a series of writers or other individuals like Francis Beacon or Edward De Vere 17th earl of oxford. 
• Being a play write at this time is very controversial and it could have been that any of those people hid behind the persona of Shakespeare. After his death doubts started to arise.     
• But a analysis process called Stylomatery allowed experts to go through the plays looking for things like similar word arrangement, how they were written e.c.t However it was proven that it was just one person that wrote them but 100% sure it is Shakespeare. 
• It is in no doubt that the works themselves have had a lasting impact and that they are still being adapted and modernised for new audiences. 

• And when Shakespeare Grave was excavated they found that his head was missing. unknown why.