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
Who is it that can tell me who I am?
I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano!
Life's uncertain voyage.
A great cause of the night is lack of the sun.
Wise men ne'er sit and wail their woes, but presently prevent the ways to wail.
Neither a borrower nor a lender be.
A great while ago the world begun, With hey, ho, the wind and the rain; But that's all one, our play is done, And we'll strive to please you every day.
Tis a cruelty to load a fallen man.
What a piece of work is a man
There is a tide in the affairs of men
The patient must minister to himself
The man that hath no music in himself
Light, seeking light, doth light of light beguile
A king of infinite space