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William Shakespeare (c. 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) 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.
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The monument was first illustrated and discussed in print in Sir William Dugdale's Antiquities of Warwickshire (1656) in which Dugdale wrote that Stratford "gave birth and sepulture to our late famous Poet Will. Shakespere, whose Monument I have inserted in my discourse of the Church."
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A performance of his The Siege of Rhodes at Rutland House in 1656 is considered to be the first performance of an English opera, and also included England's first known professional actress, Mrs Coleman.
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) [1] was an English poet and playwright. He wrote approximately 39 plays and 154 sonnets, as well as a variety of other poems. [note 1] Plays and work. Tragedies. Comedies. Histories. Selected poems. Apocrypha.
May 13, 2024 · April 26, 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. Died: April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon. Notable Works: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” “All’s Well That Ends Well” “Antony and Cleopatra” “As You Like It” “Coriolanus”
“ Creating the First Early Modern English Theatre History Archive: Edward Alleyn, William Cartwright and British Library Egerton Manuscript 1994.” “ In the Prayse of Writing”: Essays on Early Modern Manuscripts, 1500–1700 .
1564–1616. English writer. E nglish playwright William Shakespeare is known throughout the world as one of the greatest writers who ever lived. His plays cover a wide range of dramatic forms, including comedy, tragedy, and history. One of Shakespeare's greatest skills was his ability to portray every possible emotional state.
