William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. His surviving works comprise some 39 plays, including Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream, as well as 154 sonnets and several narrative poems.
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William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. His surviving works comprise some 39 plays, including Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream, as well as 154 sonnets and several narrative poems.
