William Shakespeare is one of the best known writers in history, but is he the greatest? Born in Startford-upon-Avon, England, in 1564, he later moved to London, where he wrote his plays and where they were performed. Many people lost themselves in reading and watching Hamlet, Macbeth, ...
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William Shakespeare(baptized 1564 – 23 April 1616) is known as one of the greatest writers and playwrights in history. Famous for his poems (sonnets), performances (as an actor), and plays (Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest, etc.), excerpts from his works has ...