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Shakespeare's family was of the wealthy merchant class or petty gentry. His mother's family was gentry and Shakespeare worked hard to raise his father's status by getting him a grant of arms.

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William Shakespeare belonged to the middle class. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, to a glove-maker and alderman, which placed him in the middle ranks of society at that time.

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Shakespeare belonged to the Church of England which was the only church it was legal to belong to in England at that time.

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