William Shakespeare, an accredited playwright and poet, was born to the late Mary Arden and John Shakespeare. Shakespeare's birth date is not known but is celebrated on April 23 (Bentley 11). In this time period a child had to be baptized on the nearest Sunday and Shakespeare was baptized on 26 April 1564. There are no records to show that Shakespeare attended school as a teenager, but it is assumed that Shakespeare attended Stratford Primary School. Due to financial problems he was removed from school when he was still a teenager (Walter 4). Shakespeare didn't face many challenges growing up, but as an adult that's when he faced most of his challenges in life, such as the death of his son, heavy criticism of his work, and even the Black Death. The death of his son was the first great tragedy of his life. During a period in Shakespeare's life when he disappeared, no one knew where he was and no one was recorded (Lindaman). These dark periods lead to many doubts and questions: did Shakespeare really write all of his works? Or did he use someone else's work and sell it as his own? “No fragments of his letters or manuscripts survive, nor do records of his school years, his theater tours, or anything he ever said to anyone” (Michell). The great debate about Shakespeare's work was how a man who did not have the proper education could write such profound and astonishing plays. Many people like Delia Bacon questioned her work because of her education and assumed that she had the help of someone with a good education to be able to put such pieces together with that kind of syntax. No one can be blamed for asking how a man with a simple education could invent works so great as to be u... middle of paper..., from the beginning to 1607, revised Edition (Volume I). New York: Facts on File, Inc, 2010. America History Online. Facts on File, Inc. Publication medium consulted. November 17, 2013.Michell, John. "Doubts and questions". Who wrote Shakespeare? Thames and Hudson, 1996. 67-112. Rpt. in Shakespearean criticism. Ed. Michelle Lee and Dana Ramel Barnes. vol. 41. Detroit: Gale Research, 1998. Literature Resource Center. Network. November 17, 2013.Powell, I. Enoch. "The trick of that voice." Viewership October 30, 1993: 26+. Opposing points of view in contexts. November 17, 2013"Shakespeare, William." Arts and humanities through the ages. Ed. Edward I. Bleiberg, et al. vol. 4: Renaissance Europe 1300-1600. Detroit: Gale, 2005. 353-355. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Network. November 17, 2013.Walter, James and Gerald Edward Moira. The True Life of Shakespeare. London: Longmans, Green &, 1890. Print.