Shakespeare

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We don’t know a lot about Shakespeare but we do know the .

— He was in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, about 150 km north west
of London. He in 1616, aged 52.

— He 37 plays, one every 18 months. He wrote his first when he was 25.

— He worked as an . Many times he acted in his plays.

— He had his own theatre, The in London.

— Shakespeare wrote Comedies, Histories and Tragedies. His most plays are: Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet and The Merchant of Venice.

— There are over 60 based on his plays.