William Shakespeare | Important Works | Britannica

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scene from Romeo and Juliet Copyright © 1968 Paramount Pictures Corporation; p…Although not usually considered among his greatest plays, Romeo and Juliet remains one of Shakespeare’s most popular works. This tale of two star-crossed lovers who both meet tragic ends has been adapted countless times for the stage a… See more

William Shakespeare | Plays, Poems, Biography, Quotes, & Facts

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Professor of English Language and Literature, 1958–78; Director, Shakespeare Institute, 1961–78, University of Birmingham, England. General Editor, The New Penguin Shakespeare and the …

8 Greatest Plays of William Shakespeare | The Plays

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8 Greatest Plays of William Shakespeare Hamlet. Undeniably, Hamlet is considered to be Shakespeare’s greatest play of all time. Set in Denmark, this play... Romeo and Juliet. Next to Hamlet is …

The Top 5 William Shakespeare Plays - ThoughtCo

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Who was William Shakespeare and why is he famous? - BBC …

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Shakespeare the writer. Born 1564, died 1616. Wrote about two plays every year for 20 years. Was married and had three children. Wrote 37 plays and lots of poetry. His longest play, Hamlet, has 4,042 …

William Shakespeare - Plays, Biography & Poems - HISTORY

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Shakespeare’s Plays and Poems Shakespeare’s Death and Legacy Considered the greatest English-speaking writer in history and known as England’s …

Shakespeare's works | Folger Shakespeare Library

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Hamlet is Shakespeare’s most popular, and most puzzling, play. It follows the form of a “revenge tragedy,” in which the hero, Hamlet, seeks vengeance against his father’s …

Biography of William Shakespeare, Famous Playwright

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Fast Facts: William Shakespeare Known For: One of history's most famous playwrights, who wrote at least 37 plays, which are still studied and performed to this day, as well as 154 sonnets, which are …

Shakespeare's Career

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Shakespeare’s first printed works were two long poems, 'Venus and Adonis' (1593) and 'The Rape of Lucrece' (1594). These two of Shakespeare's poems were both dedicated to Henry Wriothesley, Earl …

Was Shakespeare as popular in his own time as he is now?

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To many early readers, Shakespeare was known not as a distinguished dramatist, but as a poet, whose most important works were The Rape of Lucrece, Venus and Adonis, and the Sonnets. There are …