Will Shakespeare dreamed of becoming an actor and a playwright. At nineteen he left his home town of Stratford and headed for London, following his dream. He became an actor, part owner of the Globe theater - and the greatest playwright of all time. 400 years on, his plays are even more popular. They are performed in theaters all over the world. Other titles in the series: Alexander the Great Amelia Earhart Captain Cook Cleopatra Eric the Red Galileo Gandhi Hans Christian Andersen Henry Ford Roald Dahl Thomas Edison