

Shakespeare's tragic period lasted from around 1600 to 1608, during which period he wrote plays including Hamlet and Othello.

Two erotic poems, Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece were published in 15 and records of his plays begin to appear in 1594 for Richard III and the three parts of Henry VI. Thought to have been educated at the local grammar school, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he went on to have three children, at the age of eighteen, before moving to London to work in the theatre. Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and was baptised on 26 April 1564. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's preeminent dramatist. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice.

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