William Shakespeare

English author

   

Alternate titles: Bard of Avon, Swan of Avon, William Shakspere

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William Shakespeare

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Baptized:

 

April 26, 1564 Stratford-upon-Avon England

Died:

 

April 23, 1616 Stratford-upon-Avon England (Anniversary tomorrow)

Notable Works:

 

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” “All’s Well That Ends Well” “Antony and Cleopatra” “As You Like It” “Coriolanus” “Cymbeline” First Folio “Hamlet” “Henry IV, Part 1” “Henry IV, Part 2” “Henry V” “Henry VI, Part 1” “Henry VI, Part 2” “Henry VI, Part 3” “Henry VIII” “Julius Caesar” “King John” “King Lear” “Love’s Labour’s Lost” “Macbeth” “Measure for Measure” “Much Ado About Nothing” “Othello” “Pericles” “Richard III” “The Comedy of Errors” “The Merchant of Venice” “The Merry Wives of Windsor” “The Taming of the Shrew” “The Tempest” “Timon of Athens”

Movement / Style:

 

Jacobean age

Notable Family Members:

 

spouse Anne Hathaway

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William Shakespeare, Shakespeare also spelled Shakspere, byname Bard of Avon or Swan of Avon, (baptized April 26, 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England—died April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon), English poet, dramatist, and actor often called the English national poet and considered by many to be the greatest dramatist of all time.

Shakespeare's house in Stratford-upon-Avon

Em visita com a Valderês a Stratford-upon-Avon, fotografei uma casa (em melhor estado) que nos indicaram como sendo a casa onde ele morou. Pretendo colocar aqui as imagens, bem como de outras tiradas na mesma ocasião.

William Shakespeare's house, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.

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