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William Shakespeare
This article is about the poet and playwright. For other persons of the same name, see William Shakespeare (disambiguation). For other uses of "Shakespeare", see Shakespeare (disambiguation).
William Shakespeare (/ˈʃeɪkspɪər/;[1] 26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616)[nb 1] was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.[2] He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon".[3][nb 2] His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 38 plays,[nb 3] 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.[4]
William Shakespeare
The Chandos portrait (artist and authenticity unconfirmed), courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London
Born Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Baptised 26 April 1564
Died 23 April 1616 (aged 52)
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Resting place Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon
Occupation
Playwright Poet Actor
Era Elizabethan era
Movement English Renaissance
Spouse(s) Anne Hathaway (m. 1582; his death 1616)
Children
Susanna Hall
Hamnet Shakespeare
Judith Quiney
This article is about the poet and playwright. For other persons of the same name, see William Shakespeare (disambiguation). For other uses of "Shakespeare", see Shakespeare (disambiguation).
William Shakespeare (/ˈʃeɪkspɪər/;[1] 26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616)[nb 1] was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.[2] He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon".[3][nb 2] His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 38 plays,[nb 3] 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.[4]
William Shakespeare
The Chandos portrait (artist and authenticity unconfirmed), courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London
Born Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Baptised 26 April 1564
Died 23 April 1616 (aged 52)
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Resting place Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon
Occupation
Playwright Poet Actor
Era Elizabethan era
Movement English Renaissance
Spouse(s) Anne Hathaway (m. 1582; his death 1616)
Children
Susanna Hall
Hamnet Shakespeare
Judith Quiney
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