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William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564 – died 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet 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 surviving works comprise 38–39 plays (depending on classification), 154 sonnets, and several other poems, and have been translated into every major living language and performed more often than those of any other playw...
