William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

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For all his fame and celebration, William Shakespeare remains a mysterious figure with regards to personal history. There are just two primary sources for information on the Bard: his works, and various legal and church documents that have survived from Elizabethan times. Naturally, there are many gaps in this body of information, which tells us little about Shakespeare the man. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, allegedly on April 23, 1564. Church records from Holy Trinity.. Continue..

Some of William Shakespeare Poems

A Fairy Song

A Lover's Complaint

All the World's a Stage

Aubade

Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind

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Quote from Author

	A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.

- William Shakespeare

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