How old was shakespeare when he write his first play?

Answer 1

We do not know because we don't know when he wrote it. It must have been before 1595 when he wrote Romeo and Juliet's prologue in Sonnet form. Two of his stand-alone sonnets were published in 1597. Of course he might have written them years earlier--we don't know. It's safe to say he wrote his first sonnet before he was 30 (in 1594).

Answer 2

We don't know exactly, because we don't know exactly when he wrote it. The first reference to one of his plays was Greene's reference to Henry VI in 1592 when Shakespeare was 28.

Answer 3

William Shakespeare wrote his first poem (Venus and Adoris) at the age of 29.

Answer 4

Shakespeare started writing professionally when he was about 26 and retired when he was about 49. However, although he did write poems, he did not write stories. Plays, yes, but not stories.

Answer 5

Venus and Adonis was published in 1593.