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1564–1616
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, 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 surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of 38 plays,[c] 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. He has invented over 1700 words some of which are common. ([Source].)
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Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare, 1597

Hamlet
William Shakespeare, 1603

Macbeth
William Shakespeare, 1623

A Midsummer Night's Dream
William Shakespeare, 1600

The Tempest
William Shakespeare, 1623

Julius Caesar
William Shakespeare, 1656

Othello
William Shakespeare, 1622

The Merchant of Venice
William Shakespeare, 1600

King Lear
William Shakespeare, 1608

Sonnets
William Shakespeare, 1820
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Works [37 Plays, 6 Poems, Sonnets]
William Shakespeare, 1730

Antony and Cleopatra
William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night, or What You Will
William Shakespeare

As You Like It
William Shakespeare

The Taming of the Shrew
William Shakespeare

Much Ado About Nothing
William Shakespeare

Plays (36)
William Shakespeare, 1623

Henry V
William Shakespeare, 1600

All's Well That Ends Well
William Shakespeare

Winter's Tale
William Shakespeare

Richard III
William Shakespeare, 1597

The Comedy of Errors
William Shakespeare

Henry IV, Part 1
William Shakespeare, 1598

Richard II
William Shakespeare, 1597

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
Edith Nesbit & William Shakespeare

Measure for Measure
William Shakespeare

Love's Labour's Lost
William Shakespeare, 1598

Coriolanus
William Shakespeare

Cymbeline
William Shakespeare

Troilus and Cressida
William Shakespeare

Prentice Hall Literature--World Masterpieces
Burton Beers, Anna Ahkmatova & others

The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare

Titus Andronicus
William Shakespeare, 1594

Two Gentlemen of Verona
William Shakespeare

Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Gold Level
Kate Kinsella, Joan Aiken & others

Backpack Literature -- Fifth Edition
X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia & others

Henry IV, Part 2
William Shakespeare

Henry VIII
William Shakespeare & John Fletcher

Manga Classics
William Shakespeare, Crystal S. Chan & others

Romeu e Julieta
William Shakespeare

Timon of Athens
William Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet, 1750
William Shakespeare

King John
William Shakespeare

Prentice Hall Literature -- Platinum
Sumner Braunstein, Chinua Achebe & others

Six Tales from Shakespeare
E. F. Dodd & William Shakespeare

Pericles
William Shakespeare, 1609

The Merry Wives of Windsor
William Shakespeare, 1602

Tragedies (Hamlet / King Lear / Macbeth / Othello)
William Shakespeare
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