Juliet is 292, and also on the rise. But the most popular Shakespeare baby name is William, both the playwright's first name and a character in As You Like It. It ranks at number 10 among the most ...

The next documented event in Shakespeare’s life is his marriage at the age of 18 to Anne Hathaway, the daughter of a local farmer, on November 28, 1582. She was eight years older than him and ...