The story
A working playwright became the global reference point for human drama.
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William Shakespeare
plays / poetry · Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
Why William Shakespeare matters
His plays keep selling because they keep being performed, taught, quoted, and remade.
Featured work
Hamlet
One of the most performed and studied works in English.
Major works
Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth
Othello
King Lear
