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William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's ...

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William Shakespeare was a renowned English poet, playwright, and actor born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. His birthday is most commonly celebrated on 23 ...

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William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon. The son of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden, he was probably educated at the King ...

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William Shakespeare was probably born on about April 23, 1564, the date that is traditionally given for his birth. He was John and Mary Shakespeare's oldest ...

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William Shakespeare is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language. He was born on or around 23 April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon ...

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William Shakespeare was baptised on 26 April 1564 at Holy Trinity in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Traditionally his birthday is celebrated three days earlier, on 23 ...

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Jul 3, 2023 — William Shakespeare was an English dramatist, poet, and actor considered by many to be the greatest dramatist of all time.

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While William Shakespeare's reputation is based primarily on his plays, he became famous first as a poet. With the partial exception of the Sonnets (1609), ...

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Apr 20, 2023 — William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor of the Renaissance era. He was an important member of the King's Men ...

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Welcome to the Web's first edition of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare. This site has offered Shakespeare's plays and poetry to the Internet ...