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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: (1564 – 1616) 

An English play writer, one of the most famous ever, born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Eng;and. Among the most famous of his plays are the tragedies of Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth, the comedies A midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night and the historical plays Richard III and Henry V. Many well-known expressions come from Shakespeare and his work is famous for its sensitive view of human nature and for the richness of its language. Shakespeare also wrote some very good poetry, especially the Sonnets and worked as an actor in Globe Theatre in London. He married Anne Hathaway in 1582 and had three children. He is buried at Stratford-upon-Avon and houses connected with him and his family can be visited there, as well as the Royal Shakespeare Theatre where his plays are regularly performed. 

This house is considered to be Shakespeare's birthplace

Shakespeare's Quotes

In Romeo and Juliet

Juliet: "A thousand times goodnight!

Romeo: "A thousand times the worse, to want thy light!" (giolena d.)

Juliet: "O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" (irene t.)

In Hamlet

Hamlet: "To be or not to be, that is the question!" (bill ch.)

Hamlet: "God has given you one face and you make yourself another." (anastasis k.)

Ophelia: "We know what we are but know not what we may be." (sotiris r.)

In Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar: "Et tu Brute?" (antonis k.)

Julius Caesar: "Cowards die many times before their deaths, the valiant never taste of death but once." (panos k.)

In As you like it

Duke Senior: "We have seen better days." (ariadni s.)

Jaques: "All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players, they have their exits and entrances and one man in his time plays many parts." (alex z.)

In All's Well That Ends Well

Mother to son: "Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none." (savvas k.)

In The Merry Wives of Windsor

Ford: "Better three hours too soon than a minute too late." (john g.)

In The Tempest

Ariel: "Hell is empty and all the devils are here." (george v.)

In Macbeth

Lady Macbeth: "What is done is done." (evie g.)

In The Merchant of Venice

Prince of Morocco: "All that glisters is not gold." (maria th.)

In Henry the VIII

Cardinal Wolsey: "For goodness' sake" (anna v.)

In Richard the III

King Richard: "A horse, a horse! My kingdom for a horse!" (julian s.)

In Henry the IV

King Henry: "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown." (aris d.)