William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare – 23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth23 April 1564
A very scurvy fellow.
Some report a sea-maid spawn'd him; some that he was begot between two stock-fishes. But it is certain that when he makes water his urine is congealed ice.
O faithless coward! O dishonest wretch! Wilt thou be made a man out of my vice?
You are a tedious fool.
O you beast! I'll so maul you and your toasting-iron, That you shall think the devil is come from hell.
Thou whoreson zed! thou unnecessary letter!
You are strangely troublesome.
No man's pie is freed From his ambitious finger.
I can see his pride Peep through each part of him.
Take her away; for she hath lived too long, To fill the world with vicious qualities.
They are hare-brain'd slaves.
They were devils incarnate.
He is white-livered and red-faced.
Such antics do not amount to a man.