Popularly known for writing tragedies like Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear, the works of the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare have inspired people for centuries now. Many Indian filmmakers have drawn from his stories for their movies too. 

While people continue to be enamoured by the Bard’s plays, there are other interesting facts associated with  the world-famous author. Among the many, his very humble beginnings in Stratford-upon-Avon in England’s Warwickshire.