Becoming acquainted with Shakespeare the man is tricky business. This course will combine what we positively know about Shakespeare (actually very little) with what we can surmise about him (quite a lot). Reviewing the known facts of Shakespeare’s life and the ways his experiences both as a youngster in Stratford, and later as a playwright/entrepreneur in London, Joe Candido, a favorite OLLI instructor and professor of Shakespeare and Renaissance literature at the University of Arkansas, will explore those influences and how they might have found their way into his plays. Trying to locate “Shakespeare the Man” in his plays is a notoriously speculative, often ridiculed, practice, nevertheless, it can be fun. Join members in discovering the Bard!