He was baptized in 26 April, 1564, and he died in 23 April, 1616.
William Shakespeare was a poet and a english dramaturge, being the most important dramaturge of the World, often, he is called national poet of England and The Bard. He has the most famous phrase in English: "To be or not to be: that's the question". Actually, only remaining: 38 works, 154 sonnets, 2 long narrative poems and others poems. Two of his works more knows are: "Romeo and Juliet" and "Hamlet".
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