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William Shakespeare Quotes

English playwright and poet (1564–1616)

William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

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Also Known As: The Bard of Avon
Alternative Names: The Bard • Swan of Avon • Bard of Avon • Shakespeare • William Shakspere • Shakespere • Shakespear • Shakspeare • Shackspeare • Shakspere • William Shakspeare • William Shake‐speare • William Shak‐ſpeare • William Shake-speare • William Shak-ſpeare

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Similar: Lord Byron 77.0% John Dryden 73.8% Walter Scott 73.5% Ben Jonson 73.5% John Donne 73.3% Euripides 72.3% Alfred Tennyson 72.1% William Blake 71.8% John Milton 71.8% Alexander Pope 71.6%
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