William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Stratford-upon-Avon
- Educated at
- King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon
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Trending topics shown first"Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind."
"This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man."
"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father refuse thy name, thou art thyself thou not a montegue, what is montegue? tis nor hand nor foot nor any other part belonging to a man What is i…"
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Timeline
1948
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Died
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