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Shakespeare died on April 23rd 1616 and was buried his parish church in Avon, England. (Brown 5) ====== From mid-1592 to 1594, London authorities frequently closed the theaters because of repeated outbreaks of plague. Without the income provided by acting and playwriting, Shakespeare turned to poetry. In 1593, //Venus and Adonis// became the first of Shakespeare’s works to be published. (Lander)

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 He became a member of the popular theater group the Lord Chamberlain's Men, who later became the King's Men. The group built and operated the famous Globe Theater in 1599. (Networks) ====== Shakespeare retired at age 47. He decided to move back to Stratford where he enjoyed moderate wealth. (enotes) William Shakespeare was buried two days after his death in the same place that he was baptized exactly 52 years earlier. (enotes) Back to Shakespeare