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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (c. 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor.

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Notable work
Shakespeare bibliography
Born
c. 23 April 1564 Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Children
Susanna Hall · Hamnet Shakespeare · Judith Quiney
Died
23 April 1616 (aged 52) Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Genres
Play (comedy · history · tragedy) · Poetry (sonnet · narrative poem
Language
Early Modern English

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William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare

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related to Early life · 21
William Shakespeare → Although, April, Elizabethan, George Steevens, Grammar, He, His, John Shakespeare, King's New School, Latin, Mary Arden, Recusant Catholic, Saint George's Day, Shakespeare, Snitterfield, Stratford, Stratford's, Stratford-upon-Avon, This, Warwickshire
see also · 11
William Shakespeare → Allan Bloom, Book, England, Harry, JaffaEnglish Renaissance, Online Shakespeare, Outline, Politics, Shakespeare's, Theatre, William ShakespeareWorld Shakespeare Bibliography
related to External links · 9
William Shakespeare → BookwiseInternet Shakespeare EditionsThe Folger, Digital, Internet ArchiveWorks, LibriVox, Project GutenbergWorks, Shakespeare Quartos ArchiveWorks, ShakespeareOpen Source Shakespeare, Standard EbooksWorks, William Shakespeare's
Genres · 6
William Shakespeare → epitaph), history, narrative poem, Play (comedy, Poetry (sonnet, tragedy)
Children · 3
William Shakespeare → Hamnet Shakespeare, Judith Quiney, Susanna Hall
Occupations · 3
William Shakespeare → actor, Playwright, poet
Organisations · 2
William Shakespeare → King's Men, Lord Chamberlain's Men
Parents · 2
William Shakespeare → John Shakespeare, Mary Arden
Period · 2
William Shakespeare → Elizabethan, Jacobean
Born · 1
William Shakespeare → c. 23 April 1564 Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England

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William ShakespeareBornc. 23 April 1564 Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England1.00infobox
William ShakespeareChildrenSusanna Hall1.00infobox
William ShakespeareChildrenHamnet Shakespeare1.00infobox
William ShakespeareChildrenJudith Quiney1.00infobox
William ShakespeareDied23 April 1616 (aged 52) Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England1.00infobox
William ShakespeareGenresPlay (comedy1.00infobox
William ShakespeareGenreshistory1.00infobox
William ShakespeareGenrestragedy)1.00infobox
William ShakespeareGenresPoetry (sonnet1.00infobox
William ShakespeareGenresnarrative poem1.00infobox
William ShakespeareGenresepitaph)1.00infobox
William ShakespeareLanguageEarly Modern English1.00infobox
William ShakespeareLiterary movementEnglish Renaissance1.00infobox
William ShakespeareNotable workShakespeare bibliography1.00infobox
William ShakespeareOccupationsPlaywright1.00infobox
William ShakespeareOccupationspoet1.00infobox
William ShakespeareOccupationsactor1.00infobox
William ShakespeareOrganisationsLord Chamberlain's Men1.00infobox
William ShakespeareOrganisationsKing's Men1.00infobox
William ShakespeareParentsJohn Shakespeare1.00infobox
William ShakespeareParentsMary Arden1.00infobox
William ShakespearePeriodElizabethan1.00infobox
William ShakespearePeriodJacobean1.00infobox
William ShakespeareResting placeChurch of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon1.00infobox
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William ShakespeareYears activec. 1585–16131.00infobox

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