Annotated Bibliography Of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Othello

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Chasity Lugo

Mrs. Gannon

English 9 yellow

January 7, 2016

Annotated Bibliography:
William shakespeare was a playwright and actor. He wrote Romeo and juliet, hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Etc. He was born in 1564 and died 1616. He was the third of eight. William Shakespeare had three children, two were twins. After a while Shakespeare left his family and arrive in London. When shakespeare died he didn’t leave any letters he just left his plays therefore no one knew anything about his private life

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