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{{Infobox writer<br />
| name = William Shakespeare<br />
| image = <br />
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| birth_date = [[Baptism|Baptised]] 26 April 1564<br />
| birth_place = [[Stratford-upon-Avon]], [[Warwickshire]], [[England]]<br />
| death_date = 23 April 1616 (aged 52)<br />
| death_place = Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England<br />
| occupation = [[Playwright]], [[poet]], [[actor]]<br />
| spouse = [[Anne Hathaway (wife of Shakespeare)|Anne Hathaway]] (m. 1582)<br />
| children = [[Susanna Hall|Susanna]], [[Hamnet Shakespeare|Hamnet]], [[Judith Quiney|Judith]]<br />
| signature = William Shakespeare Signature.svg<br />
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'''William Shakespeare''' (baptised 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an [[English]] [[playwright]], [[poet]], and [[actor]]. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the [[English language]] and the world's greatest [[dramatist]]. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard").<br />
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== Early Life ==<br />
Shakespeare was born and raised in [[Stratford-upon-Avon]], [[Warwickshire]]. He was the son of [[John Shakespeare]], an alderman and a successful glover originally from [[Snitterfield]], and [[Mary Arden]], the daughter of an affluent landowning family. He was baptised on 26 April 1564, and his actual birth date remains unknown, though it is traditionally observed on 23 April, [[Saint George's Day]].<br />
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== Marriage and Family ==<br />
At the age of 18, Shakespeare married [[Anne Hathaway (wife of Shakespeare)|Anne Hathaway]], who was 26 years old. The marriage produced three children: [[Susanna Hall|Susanna]], and twins [[Hamnet Shakespeare|Hamnet]] and [[Judith Quiney|Judith]]. Hamnet died of unknown causes at the age of 11.<br />
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== Career in London ==<br />
By 1592, Shakespeare had begun a successful career in [[London]] as an actor, writer, and part-owner of a playing company called the [[Lord Chamberlain's Men]], later known as the [[King's Men]]. He appears to have retired to Stratford around 1613 at age 49, where he died three years later.<br />
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== Works ==<br />
Shakespeare produced most of his known works between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were primarily [[comedy|comedies]] and [[history play|histories]], genres he raised to the peak of sophistication and artistry by the end of the 16th century. He then wrote mainly [[tragedy|tragedies]] until about 1608, including ''[[Hamlet]]'', ''[[Othello]]'', ''[[King Lear]]'', and ''[[Macbeth]]'', considered some of the finest works in the English language. In his last phase, he wrote [[tragicomedy|tragicomedies]], also known as [[romance (literary genre)|romances]], and collaborated with other playwrights.<br />
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== Death ==<br />
Shakespeare died on 23 April 1616, at the age of 52. He was survived by his wife and two daughters. He was buried in the [[chancel]] of the [[Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon|Holy Trinity Church]] in Stratford-upon-Avon.<br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
Shakespeare's works have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. His plays remain highly popular and are constantly studied, performed, and reinterpreted in diverse cultural and political contexts throughout the world.<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
* [[Shakespeare's plays]]<br />
* [[Shakespeare's sonnets]]<br />
* [[Shakespearean history]]<br />
* [[Shakespearean tragedy]]<br />
* [[Shakespearean comedy]]<br />
* [[Shakespeare authorship question]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
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