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Shakespeare came from a middle-class family. His father John was a glover (he made gloves and other things from fine leather) and was a figure in municipal politics. Later in life, his business began to fail, leading to a decrease in prosperity but not of class. Shakespeare worked hard to retroactively raise his father's social status by getting him a grant of arms (his own coat of arms) which would raise him to the minor gentry.

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William Shakespeare probably came from an English background.:)

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