William Shakespeare
Born 20 April 1564 · Died 23 April 1616
From Stratford-upon-Avon, England, United Kingdom · Nationality: Kingdom of England
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, 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 and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of 38 plays,[c] 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. He has invented over 1700 words some of which are common.
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Quotes
“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? / Thou art more lovely and more temperate: / Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, / And summer’s lease hath all too short a date”
Sonnets “We are such stuff / As dreams are made on; and our little life / Is rounded with a sleep.”
Act IV “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, / Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”
Act I “All the world’s a stage, / And all the men and women merely players: / They have their exits and their entrances; / And one man in his time plays many parts.”
Act II “What a piece of work is a man! / How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty! / In form and moving how express and admirable!”
Act II
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Books by William Shakespeare in order
Books by William Shakespeare in the order they were published, from Richard III (1597) to The Tempest (1611).
- 1Richard III
Richard III1597 - 2Shakespeare's Tragedy of King Richard II
Shakespeare's Tragedy of King Richard II1597 - 3The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet1597 - 4The First Part of King Henry IV
The First Part of King Henry IV1598 - 5A Midsommer Nights Dreame
A Midsommer Nights Dreame1600 - 6Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing1600 - 7The Chronicle History of Henry the Fift, Vvith His Battell F
The Chronicle History of Henry the Fift, Vvith His Battell Fought at Agin Court in France. Together with Ancient Pistoll1600 - 8The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice1600 - 9Hamlet
Hamlet1603 - 10Macbeth
Macbeth1606 - 11The Chronicle History of the Life and Death of King Lear and
The Chronicle History of the Life and Death of King Lear and His Three Daughters1608 - 12The Sonnets of William Shakespeare
The Sonnets of William Shakespeare1609 - 13The Tempest
The Tempest1611 - 14All's Well That Ends Well
All's Well That Ends Well - 15Antony & Cleopatra
Antony & Cleopatra - 16As You Like It
As You Like It - 17Othello. New Variorum Edition
Othello. New Variorum Edition - 18Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar - 19The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors - 20The Family Shakespeare, in One Volume
The Family Shakespeare, in One Volume - 21The Taming of a Shrew
The Taming of a Shrew - 22The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale - 23The Works of William Shakespeare
The Works of William Shakespeare - 24Twelfth Night, or, What You Will
Twelfth Night, or, What You Will