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In a word, genius. Born in Straford-Upon-Avon, England in the 1500s, he wrote plays for Queen Elizabeth. Next to the Bible, his works are the most quoted and alluded to ever. Some of his works include Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Twelth Night, Hamlet, Midsummer's Night Dream, Macbeth, King Lear, and Othello
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Wrote plays such as Romeo and Juliet, Julius Ceasar, A midsummer's night dream, Macbeth, Hamlet, Merchant of Venice, and the Temptest.
"To be or not to be, --that is the question:--
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them?"
-- From Hamlet (III, i, 56-61)
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them?"
-- From Hamlet (III, i, 56-61)
by random March 28, 2005
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Hated by English students worldwide.
He is supposed to be the greatest playwright to have ever lived in spite of being in dire need of a spell check.
WARNING: Shakespeare may be safe or even beneficial when consumed in homeopathic quantities, but can cause permanent brain damage in larger doses.
He is supposed to be the greatest playwright to have ever lived in spite of being in dire need of a spell check.
WARNING: Shakespeare may be safe or even beneficial when consumed in homeopathic quantities, but can cause permanent brain damage in larger doses.
by iMacThere4iAm October 23, 2006