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Timeless. Shakespeare wrote 38 plays, translated into every major living language, performed more than any other playwright
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William Shakespeare (April 23, 1564 - April 23, 1616) is the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist.
His extant works consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets and additional poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and have been performed more often than any other playwright.
Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in England in 1564, the third of eight children to a prominent businessman and official.
It wasn't until 1592 that Shakespeare is recorded established in London as a founder member of the theatre company The Lord Chamberlain's Men. From the 1603 the company came under the patronage of King James I as The King's Men with the Globe as their theatre, which they had constructed in 1599.
It is during this time that Shakespeare wrote his most famous plays,
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