William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England and later went to London to become an actor. While in London, he became famous for writing plays and was considered the best writer of his time by his friends. Shakespeare wrote dozens of plays, including tragedies like Hamlet, King Lear and Macbeth, as well as comedies like A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Merchant of Venice. Over 400 years later, Shakespeare's plays are still widely performed and studied around the world, which is why he remains one of the most famous playwrights of all time.

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His life
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2. Shakespeare’s life
He was born in
Stratford-upon-Avon in
1564, in England. Later
he went to London, to
be an actor. But he
became famous for
writing plays. His
friends said he was the
best writer of his time.
Most people now say
he was the best of all
time.

3. Why is Shakespeare so famous?
 Shakespeare lived more than 400 years ago. Yet people
still go to see his plays.
 Shakespeare plays are performed all over the world.
Students study Shakespeare in school and at
university. People write books about Shakespeare.
There are Shakespeare theatres and Shakespeare
festivals.

4. Plays
Tragedies
 Antony and Cleopatra
 Coriolanus
 Cymbeline
 Hamlet
 Julius Caesar
 King Lear
 Macbeth
 Othello
 Romeo and Juliet
 Sir Thomas More

5. More plays….
 Edward III
 Richard II
 1 Henry IV
 2 Henry IV
 Henry V
 1 Henry VI
 2 Henry VI
 3 Henry VI
 Richard III
 Henry VIII

6. Some of the above…
 Timon of Athens
 Titus Andronicus
 Troilus and Cressida
Comedies
 All's Well That Ends Well
 As You Like It
 The Comedy of Errors
 Love's Labour's Lost
 Measure for Measure
 The Merchant of Venice
 The Merry Wives of Windsor
 A Midsummer Night's Dream

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