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Shakespeare Biography: His Life and Times
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is considered to be the greatest writer in the history of English literature. His genius produced the world's most-often produced and published plays , including Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, King Lear, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and more than 32 others.
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What was the form of English that Shakespeare used?
Although Shakespeare's English may sound complicated to the modern reader, it really is just an early form of the English language currently in use today. There are a few differences . . . More
