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    William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright from Stratford-upon-Avon considered the greatest writer in the English language. He wrote primarily comedies and histories early in his career between 1589-1608, then tragedies such as Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth. In his later years he wrote tragicomedies and collaborated with other playwrights. His plays remain popular and influential today through various cultural adaptations around the world.

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    William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright from Stratford-upon-Avon considered the greatest writer in the English language. He wrote primarily comedies and histories early in his career between 1589-1608, then tragedies such as Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth. In his later years he wrote tragicomedies and collaborated with other playwrights. His plays remain popular and influential today through various cultural adaptations around the world.

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    WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

     was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely


    regarded as the greatest writer in the English language
    and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called
    England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon".

     William Shakespeare was the son of John Shakespeare,


    an alderman and a successful glover (glove-maker)
    originally from Snitterfield, and Mary Arden, the daughter
    of an affluent landowning farmer. He was born
    in Stratford-upon-Avon and baptized there on 26 April
    1564. His actual date of birth remains unknown, but is
    traditionally observed on 23 April, Saint George's Day.

     At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three
    children: Susanna and twins Hamnet and Judith.

     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
    work produced in these genres. Until about 1608, he wrote mainly tragedies, among
    them Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth, all considered to be among the finest
    works in the English language. In the last phase of his life, he
    wrote tragicomedies (also known as romances) and collaborated with other
    playwrights.

     Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, Shakespeare's works have been
    continually adapted and rediscovered by new movements in scholarship and
    performance. His plays remain popular and are studied, performed, and
    reinterpreted through various cultural and political contexts around the world.

    WORKS

     The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet , is


    a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1602. Set
    in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his revenge against his
    uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and
    marry Hamlet's mother.

     Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career
    about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their
    feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his
    lifetime and along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays.
    Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers.

     Sonnet 18 is one of the best-known of the 154 sonnets written by the English playwright
    and poet William Shakespeare.
    GUIDE QUESTIONS

     Why William Shakespeare was prominent?

     What literary forms are prominent in English literature


    written by William Shakespeare ?

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