Famous British Writers William Shakespeare

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was born (baptized) on 26 April, 1564 and died on

23 April, 1616.
Shakespeare wrote thirty-seven plays and two long poems during his lifetime

England. Shakespeare was not only writer, but also an actor.

By 1594 he was a member of the acting company named ‘The Chamberlain’s Men’. Shakespeare’s plays are of different genres or kinds. There are comedies, histories, tragedies. His plays are the most known in English literature, they are studied in many schools and universities all over the world. The playwright has been credited for adding many new phrases and words to the English language of the day and for making his lexicon more popular.

an actor and also was becoming popular as a writer.

But in 1616, the year of his death, only some of his works were published. In 1623 the plays were collected and published, six years later after his death.

eight years older than he was. The playwright had three

children – Susanna, Hamlet (died due to unknown reasons at the age of eleven) and Judith.
150 years after William Shakespeare died, some writers of the day began to doubt his authorship of plays and poems. They said that these works were created by another person. There were reasons for these.

other countries, but William Shakespeare never left England.
Most scholars

still believe than Shakespeare did write these works, but the idea that somebody else “wrote Shakespeare” is still discussed.

18, and she was 26 when they got married.

(Anne was three month pregnant at that time.)

dare to move his body from his final resting place

in the Holy Trinity Church. His remains are still undisturbed.

in the English language (only various Bible authors are quoted

more).

hometown Stratford, where his family lived, he was known as

property owner and businessman, while in London he became a famous playwright.

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