William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare – 23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth23 April 1564
One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.
Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow.
Highly fed and lowly taught.
The silence often of pure innocence persuades when speaking fails.
I do desire we may be better strangers.
Men of few words are the best men." (3.2.41)
Let every man be master of his time.
Men have died from time to time, and worms have eaten them, but not for love.
It is a wise father that knows his own child.
Death rock me asleep.
They say best men are molded out of faults, And, for the most, become much more the better For being a little bad
She's gone. I am abused, and my relief must be to loathe her.
O, wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, That has such people in't!
Nothing can come of nothing.