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  • Date Submitted: 04/02/2012 02:40 PM
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Certain persons have left life after making much of extraordinary achievements, those who are talented by God, could serve effectively the society and the whole world if they use their mentalities in a good way. One of those figures is William Shakespeare, the British play-writer and the poet; he is a very talented writer and he is described or known as the best play-writer ever; also the best poet. Shakespeare was born in 1564 and grown up in Stratford-Upon Avon, he was the eldest in his family which had eight children. He entered a Latin school where he studied grammar then he left it early to help his father who got down in economical troubles. At age of 18, Shakespeare got married to Anne Hathaway who was 8 years older than him and she was pregnant in the day of wedding. He started working as an actor and a playwright.


          He published the first two erotic narrative poems ( Venus and Adonis) in 1593 and (The Rape of Lucrece) in 1594. after that, he began publishing diversely and widely; Shakespeare wrote about 154 sonnets and 38 plays. And that shows a perfect or ideal reason to consider his as the best " man of literature" ever. He did not just write the play, but he also performed certain roles as a member of Globe theatre after he was an important member in " Lord Chamberlain team" . He , also participated in performing some plays in front of the king, " king group". That time was " the Elizabethan time" in the reign of queen Elizabeth.

          Some famous plays that were written by Shakespeare are, " Hamlet, Macbeth, king Lear, A Midsummer's Night Dream,   the Merchant of Venus, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, Antonio and Cleopatra, the Tempest, Two Noblemen of Verona, the Winter's Tale, King Henry I, III, VIII, King Richard I ,II , …"


        What distinguish Shakespeare is his ability in writing, his contribution to English language, his capacity in portraying any type of character and feeling, his consideration to all sectors in...

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