William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 23 see § Early life below. He was baptised 26 April.}} 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. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard"). His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three 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. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Sometime between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part-owner ("sharer") of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men after the ascension of King James VI of Scotland to the English throne. At age 49 (around 1613), he appears to have retired to Stratford, where he died three years later. Few records of Shakespeare's private life survive; this has stimulated considerable speculation about such matters as his physical appearance, his sexuality, his religious beliefs and even certain fringe theories as to whether the works attributed to him were written by others.
Shakespeare produced most of his known works between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were primarily comedies and histories and are regarded as some of the best works produced in these genres. He then wrote mainly tragedies until 1608, among them ''Hamlet'', ''Othello'', ''King Lear'' and ''Macbeth'', all considered to be among the finest works in English. In the last phase of his life, he wrote tragicomedies (also known as romances) such as ''The Winter's Tale'' and ''The Tempest'', and collaborated with other playwrights.
Many of Shakespeare's plays were published in editions of varying quality and accuracy during his lifetime. However, in 1623, John Heminges and Henry Condell, two fellow actors and friends of Shakespeare's, published a more definitive text known as the First Folio, a posthumous collected edition of Shakespeare's dramatic works that includes 36 of his plays. Its Preface was a prescient poem by Ben Jonson, a former rival of Shakespeare, who hailed Shakespeare with the now famous epithet: "not of an age, but for all time". Provided by Wikipedia
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The True Tragedie Of Richard Duke Of Yorke, and the Death Of Good King Henrie the Sixt, With the Whole Contention Betweene the Two Houses Lancaster and Yorke, As It Was Sundrie Tim... by Shakespeare, William
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The Tragœdy Of Othello, the Moore Of Venice As It Hath Beene Diuerse Times Acted At the Globe, and At the Black-Friers, By His Maiesties Seruants. Written By VVilliam Shakespeare by Shakespeare, William
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The Tragicall Historie Of Hamlet, Prince Of Denmarke. By William Shakespeare Newly Imprinted and Enlarged To Almost As Much Againe As It Was, According To the True and Perfect Copp... by Shakespeare, William
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The Tragicall Historie Of Hamlet Prince Of Denmarke By William Shake-Speare As It Hath Beene Diuerse Times Acted By His Highnesse Seruants In the Cittie Of London : As Also In the... by Shakespeare, William
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The Tragedy Of King Richard the Third Containing, His Treacherous Plots Against His Brother Clarence: the Pittiefull Murther Of His Iunocent Nephewes: His Tyrannicall Vsurpation: W... by Shakespeare, William
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The Tragedie Of King Richard the Second: With New Additions Of the Parliament Sceane, and the Deposing Of King Richard As It Hath Been Lately Acted By the Kinges Maiesties Seruante... by Shakespeare, William
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The Tragedie Of King Richard the Second As It Hath Beene Publikely Acted By the Right Honourable the Lorde Chamberlaine His Seruants by Shakespeare, William
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The Second Part Of Henrie the Fourth, Continuing To His Death, and Coronation Of Henrie the Fift With the Humours Of Sir Iohn Falstaffe, and Swaggering Pistoll. As It Hath Been Sun... by Shakespeare, William
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The Raigne Of King Edvvard the Third As It Hath Bin Sundrie Times Plaied About the Citie Of London by Shakespeare, William
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The Most Lamentable Romaine Tragedie Of Titus Andronicus As It Was Plaide By the Right Honourable the Earle Of Darbie, Earle Of Pembrooke, and Earl Of Sussex Their Seruants by Shakespeare, William
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The Most Excellent Historie Of the Merchant Of Venice With the Extreame Crueltie Of Shylocke the Iewe Towards the Sayd Merchant, In Cutting a Iust Pound Of His Flesh: and the Obtay... by Shakespeare, William
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The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedie, Of Romeo and Iuliet Newly Corrected, Augmented, and Amended: As It Hath Bene Sundry Times Publiquely Acted, By the Right Honourable the... by Shakespeare, William
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The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince Of Tyre With the True Relation Of the Whole Historie, Aduentures, and Fortunes Of the Said Prince: As Also, the No Lesse St... by Shakespeare, William
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The History Of Henrie the Fovrth With the Battell At Shrewsburie, Betweene the King and Lord Henry Percy, Surnamed Henrie Hotspur Of the North. With the Humorous Conceits Of Sir Io... by Shakespeare, William
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The Historie Of Troylus and Cresseida As It Was Acted By the Kings Maiesties Seruants At the Globe. Written By William Shakespeare by Shakespeare, William
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The First Part Of the Contention Betwixt the Two Famous Houses Of Yorke and Lancaster, With the Death Of the Good Duke Humphrey: and the Banishment and Death Of the Duke Of Suffolk... by Shakespeare, William
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The Cronicle History Of Henry the Fift, With His Battell Fought At Agin Court In France Togither With Auntient Pistoll. As It Hath Bene Sundry Times Playd By the Right Honorable th... by Shakespeare, William
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The Tempest / by Shakespeare, William
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The Merry Wives of Windsor by Shakespeare, William
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Timon of Athens by Shakespeare, William
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