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William Shakespeare |
| Born 1564 |
| Died 1616 |
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- English play writer and poet.
- He is considered one of the greatest
English writers of all time.
- He was born in Stratford-on-Avon.
- He married Anne Hathawy in 1582.
- By 1592 Shakespeare was an actor and
writer in London where he was an important member of the Lord
Chamberlain's Company of actors.
- In 1598 the Company pulled down 'The
Theatre' and rebuilt it as the Globe.
- In 1603 the Company became the King's
Men.
- He wrote a great many plays. Some of
his most famous are: Hamlet, Othello and McBeth , these are all
tragedies because they have sad endings.
- He wrote comedies like A Midsomer Night's
Dream, As you like it and Twelfth Night.
- He retired to Stratford in 1610 and
died there in 1616.
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