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Shakespeare’s plays are usually separated into three main divisions
Comedies – ‘All’s well that Ends Well’, ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
Histories – ‘Henry V’
Tragedies – ‘Romeo and Juliet’, ‘Hamlet’, and ‘Othello’.

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Macbeth was often unpopular for its reference to witches which created fear in the middle ages. There remains a long theater superstition of saying aloud the name ‘Macbeth’

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Shakespeare grew up in Stratford and later worked in London.

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Written on Shakespeare’s gravestone is a curse written by the famous wordsmith himself. It reads:

‘Good friend for Jesus’ sake forbear,
To dig the dust enclosed here.
Blessed be the man that spares these stones,
And cursed be he that moves my bones.’

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William Shakespeare was married to Anne Hathaway in 1582. She was 8 years older than him. He was 18 and she was 26. She outlived him by 7 years.

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Shakespeare has given many words (estimate of 1,700 – 3,000) to the English language.

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Between the years of 1585 and 1592, William Shakespeare left no evidence of activity. This left lots of questioning and speculation about what he did during this time.

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He wrote about 38 plays and 154 sonnets. No one can say the exact number, because some of his work may have been lost over time – and some may have been written with the help of other people

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Shakespeare was born on April 23rd 1563 and died on April 23rd 1616