To be or not to be - that is the question.
William Shakespeare quote And this above all unto thine own self be true and it shall follow as the day the night - thou can'st not then be false to any man.
William Shakespeare quote Neither a borrower nor a lender be.
William Shakespeare quote When trouble comes, they come not in single spies but in batallions.
William Shakespeare quote The course of true love never did run smooth - a Midsummer's nights dream
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William Shakespeare quoteWhat's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet (Romeo and Juliet)
William Shakespeare quote Patch grief with proverbs
William Shakespeare quote Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage
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William Shakespeare quoteBiography
The most famous English playwright of all time, 1564 - 1616. He wrote a large number of plays in different genres, such as comedies, tragedies, histories and of course romances.
Some of his work is still regularly studied in classrooms to this day so his influence is enduring; for instance Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth are still commonly studied. His longest play was Hamlet which many consider to be the greatest play of all time.
His influence on the English language was immense with a surprisingly high number of words tracing their origin to his work, as indeed do many phrases.
His mind was clearly very productive and his command for story telling and commenting on humans and humanity meant his stories have reached through the ages even if the language now is difficult to understand. For many he is the greatest writer that has ever lived.
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