William Shakespeare

1564 - 1616

Poet, Playwright and Actor

William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is 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” or simply “the Bard”

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William Shakespeare Quote - Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them. Free

William Shakespeare

Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.

William Shakespeare Quote - By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes. Free

William Shakespeare

By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.

William Shakespeare Quote - If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it; that surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die. Free

William Shakespeare

If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it; that surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die.

About William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is 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” or simply “the Bard”

Notable Works

William Shakespeare’s unparalleled literary legacy is anchored by his legendary tragedies, Hamlet, Macbeth, and Romeo and Juliet, which profoundly explore the depths of human ambition, grief, and fated love. He displayed an equal mastery of comedy and romance through A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tempest, weaving together brilliant wit, magic, and complex social commentary. Beyond his thirty-eight plays, his collection of 154 Sonnets revolutionized poetry by introducing timeless meditations on love, time, beauty, and mortality. Together, these masterpieces shaped the modern English language and remain the most widely performed and adapted works in theatrical history.

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