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    William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, 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. The works of William Shakespeare have been performed in countless countries and cities. “Though no birth records exist, church records indicate that a William Shakespeare was baptized at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564” (William Shakespeare). William was the…

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    William Shakespeare is a historical man, we still read his writing today in so many different ways. William has many unknown facts about him. For example, his life, works, achievements, impact and impacts on him, and his political and social background. This is just a little part of his career. Everyone knows about William Shakespeare, the famous writer and poet, but do you know about his home life. There will continually be a lot of everyday questions that no one will be able to answer…

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    William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, but he was mainly famous for his poetry and plays. His had written a lot in his time, some of his work included around 38 plays, 2 narrative poems, a sequence of sonnets, and lots of small poems, here and there. His work has become international, his work is known and read world wide (“Shakespeare, William 1564-1616”). Shakespeare’s plays have always been a huge part of theater ever since he wrote them 400 years ago; and it was…

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    have greatness thrust upon them.” –William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare is known as an incredible writer and actor. However, over the past couple centuries, his authenticity is one that concerns a lot of scholars. The amount of knowledge and skill requires for someone to have written these type of works does not match up with Shakespeare’s background. From looking at what Shakespeare has left behind, and from a couple proven writings, some perceive Shakespeare to have been a pseudonym for a…

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    Known throughout the world for his wonderful works, William Shakespeare was a playwright, actor, and poet, he is also known as one of England’s most famous poets. He was born on April 26, 1564 and died on April 23, 1616. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, and today is recognized by almost all people. For the past four hundred years, his works have been performed all over the world. He wrote a total of 37 plays and 157 different sonnets that are categorized as histories, tragedies,…

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    William Shakespeare was a highly acclaimed playwright who was a direct product of his time period, the English Renaissance. The world renowned poet and author was born in the year 1564, in Stratford-on-Avon, a small town in England to parents, John and Mary Shakespeare. Although there may be rough estimates and speculations regarding his day of birth, the actual date is still unknown. However, the date of Shakespeare’s baptism, April 26, 1564 is typically recognized as his “birthday.” Through…

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    William Shakespeare is a British writer and actors born on April 23, 1564. He has written many well-known plays and pieces of writing, such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Twelfth Night. Shakespeare is very inspirational and has set the bar and format for writing today, 452 years later. Many of his writings are realistic and we can relate to them to something going on around us or something in the past. Shakespeare took ideas from what was happening in his life and applied it to the writing…

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    William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564, in Stratford England. William was a part of a men’s theatrical group for his artistry. Over 20 years, Shakespeare wrote plays that conflict the complete range of “human emotion and conflict”. Nobody has any birth records of William Shakespeare, the only record they have is when he was baptized at the “Holy Trinity Church”. They think he was born around April 23rd, 1564. Williams record has no evidence or anything on his education. They know…

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    William Shakespeare was one of the greatest writers in the English history. He was born on 23 April 1564 in Stratford. He had seven other siblings, and his parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. William was the 3rd child of John and Mary Shakespeare. Scholars have said that William probably attended the king's new school in Stratford. William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway on November 28th, 1584. They had three children, Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith, but Hamnet died at age 11 from…

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    situation is that the parent’s of the greatest renowned English writer was illiterate. William Shakespeare, also known as the “Bard of Avon”, was a famous poet, playwright, and actor during the Elizabethan era. Several of Shakespeare’s prominent works, including Macbeth and A Midnight Summer’s Dream is still widely read today and used for educational purposes. William Shakespeare was born in 1564 to John Shakespeare, a leather merchant, and Mary Arden, a local landed heiress. As there were no…

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