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The greatest English playwright and poet. He was born in
Stradford-upon-Avon. He attended the local grammar school. At
the age of 18 he married Ann Hathaway from nearly village Shottery,
who was seven years older than William. They had two daughters -
Susan and Juliet.
Some years after he left Stradford and went to London. There
he joined a group of actors. First he helped to adapt or re-write
earlier plays but later he started to write his own plays and he
was successful.
As he had made a name and a fortune, he could buy a new house
in Stradford-upon-Avon. He died on the same day as he was born
(23rd April). The legend says that he died after noisy
celebration with his friends.
Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and beautiful sonnet's. His
literature work is loved and appreciated because of Shakespeare's
love of men, his understanding human weakness and richness of his
language.
He wrote comedies, historical plays and tragedies.
Comedies : Marry Wives of Windsor,The Comedy of Eros, A Midsummer
Night's Dream, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, As You Like
It, Twelfth Night
Tragedies : Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth
Historical plays : Richard II., III., Henry IV., V., VI., Anthony
and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar
His first masterpiece Romeo and Juliet. The story is well-known
of the rivaly between Monteque and Capulet families and Romeo and
Juliet star-crossed lover the daughter from one family and the son
from the other. It's a sad moving story told in beautiful poetry.
He wrote great tragedies such as Hamlet (question from this play
are well-known such as "TO BE OR NOT TO BE THAT'S THE QUESTION")