William Shakespeare

Key facts

Playwright and poet (1564–1616), born in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Plays include Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream.
The Globe Theatre in London is a modern copy of the theatre his plays were first performed in.

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