To be, or not to be – that is the question

William Shakespeare (26. April 1564 - 23. April 1616) was an English poet and playwright. His works consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into almost every living language and are performed more often than any other playwright.
He was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, who bore him three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men. He appears to have retired to Stratford around 1613, where he died three years later.
By the end of the sixteenth century he wrote mainly tragedies until about 1608, including Hamlet, King Lear, and Macbeth, considered some of the finest works in the English language. He is regarded as the greatest writer in English and he is often called England's national poet.


Shakespeare's grave.




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