Most Famous Person in the World: Writers and Artists
William Shakespeare
Living years: 1564-1616
Nationality: British
Masterpiece: Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, etc.
Known as one of the greatest writer of English literature, Shakespeare was a great bard. A good percentage of the current English language can be given credit to Shakespeare. There are also many clichéd phrases used today that are attributed to his works, such as “It’s all Greek to me,” and “dead as a doornail.” The quote “to be or not to be,” is probably one of the most famous used on a regular basis. There're a lot to be learned about his works which include about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, 2 long narrative poems and a few other verses, but of Shakespeare himself, very little is known. What is known is that he only made it to grammar school and was an actor before he began writing plays.
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