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Author : William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare, renowned as one of the greatest writers in the English language, was an English playwright, poet, and actor whose influence endures to this day. Often referred to as England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon," he produced an extensive body of work comprising approximately 39 plays, 154 sonnets, and several narrative poems, many of which have been translated into every major language and continue to be performed globally. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon and married to Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children, Shakespeare began his illustrious career in London around the late 1580s as both an actor and a playwright. His early works were primarily comedies and histories, but he later achieved critical acclaim for his tragedies, including masterpieces like "Hamlet," "Romeo and Juliet," "Othello," "King Lear," and "Macbeth." After retiring in Stratford around 1613, he passed away three years later. Despite the scarcity of records regarding his personal life, Shakespeare's legacy as a transformative literary figure remains unmatched, particularly following the posthumous publication of his collected plays in the 1623 First Folio, which solidified his status as an eternal literary giant.