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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of 38 plays,[c] 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. He has invented over 1700 words and some of them are common, some of them are not. (Source.)

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English playwright and poet (1564–1616)

Born 20 April 1564
Died 23 April 1616

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  • Cover of: The Poetical Works of William Shakspeare: with NOTES ILLUSTRATIVE AND EXPLANATORY: TOGETHER -WITH A SUPPLEMENTARY NOTICE TO THE ROMAN PLAYS.

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  • Cover of: The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: Vol. XVIII

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  • Cover of: Macbeth

    First published in 2020 — 37 editions
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  • Cover of: The Tempest: or, The Enchanted Island. A Comedy. As it is now Acted at His Highness the Duke of York's Theatre.

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  • Cover of: A collection of poems in two volumes: being all the miscellanies of Mr. William Shakespeare, which were publish'd by himself in the year 1609 and now correctly printed from those editions ...

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  • Cover of: King Lear

    First published in 1988 — 31 editions
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  • Cover of: Shakespeare's Dramatische Werke

    First published in 1869 — 29 editions
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  • Cover of: The Beauties of Shakspeare: Regularly Selected from Each Play

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  • Cover of: The Complete Works of Shakespeare

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  • Cover of: King Lear

    First published in 1963 — 27 editions
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  • Cover of: Shakespeare's dramatische Werke: Bd. 2

    First published in 1868 — 25 editions
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  • Cover of: The Complete Works of Shakespeare, From the Original Text: Historical Plays

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  • Cover of: Tragedies: Volume 1

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  • Cover of: Poems.

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  • Cover of: Macbeth: Official Student Edition with Annotations

    First published in 2018 — 24 editions
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  • Cover of: Hamlet

    First published in 2015 — 24 editions
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  • Cover of: Shakespeare's Complete Works: Vol. II

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  • Cover of: Richard II

    First published in 1995 — 23 editions
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  • Cover of: King Lear

    First published in 2008 — 22 editions
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  • Cover of: Complete Pelican Shakespeare: The Histories and the Non-Dramatic Poetry

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English playwright and poet (1564–1616)

Born 20 April 1564
Died 23 April 1616

Subjects

Drama, English literature, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Plays, English drama, Juvenile drama, Fiction, Children's plays, English Young adult drama, Tragedy, Juvenile literature, Kings and rulers, Vendetta, Dramatic production, Youth, performing arts, Man-woman relationships, Conflict of generations, Suicide, English Love stories, Love-Romance-Fiction, Love in adolescence, Princes, Suspense-Fiction, Revenge

Places

Italy, Great Britain, Verona, Denmark, Norway, Russia, Carthage, Naples, Messina, Israel, England, Rome, Verona (Italy), Scotland, Venice, Illyria, Jefferson, Athens (Greece), Mississippi, Yoknapatawpha County, Araby, London, Missouri, North Richmond Street, Saint Louis

People

William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Balthasar, Attendants, Messengers, Antonio, Juliet Capulet, Romeo Montague, Abram, Benvolio, Escalus, Friar Lawrence, Gregory, Lady Capulet, Lady Montague, Mercutio, Paris, Peter, Sampson, Tybalt, Friar John, Hamlet, Bernardo, Captain, Cornelius, English Ambassadors

Time

Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600, 17th century, Early modern, 1500-1700, 16th century, 19th century, 20th century, Antebellum era, Henry VI, 1422-1461, 1600s, Henry IV, 1399-1413, Germanic invasions, 3rd-6th centuries, To 1057, 1500-1700, Carnival, Civil War, 43-31 B.C., Henry V, 1413-1422, Henry VIII, 1509-1547, Richard II, 1377-1399, Richard III, 1483-1485, 1066-1687, 1890, 332-30 B.C., Republic, 510-265 B.C., Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D., 11th century

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  • Shakespeare, William
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  • William Shakespeare (Inglaterra)

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January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
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