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William Shakespeare William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) 154 sonnets + 37 plays Theme: love, time, etc. Sonnets 1-126 to an unidentified young man Sonnets 127 through 154 to a “dark lady” quick facts William Shakespeare, English dramatist, poet, and actor Date Baptized: April 26, 1564 Death April: 23, 1616 Place of Birth: Stratford-upon-Avon Known for: Producing perhaps the most varied and powerful body of work any author has ever written Exploring elemental themes of power, justice, love, and death in his tragedies, comedies, histories, romances, and sonnets Creating realistic stage characters whose appeal comes in their truly human motives, actions, and flaws Achieving widespread and lasting recognition for his work, which continues to be taught and performed worldwide Adding innumerable phrases and quotations to the English language Milestones 1593： Published the poem Venus and Adonis 1594：Published the poem The Rape of Lucrece 1594：Joined the Chamberlains Men theatrical company as an actor and playwright Early 1590s ：Shakespeares early plays, The Comedy of Errors, The Taming of the Shrew, Richard III, and Henry VI, Parts I, II, and III, were performed for the first time. Mid 1590s： Shakespeares plays Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Nights Dream, and Richard II were first performed. Late 1590s： Shakespeares comedic plays The Merry Wives of Windsor, Much Ado About Nothing, and As You Like It were first performed. His tragic play Julius Caesar was performed about 1599. 1600-1606： Shakespeares great tragedies Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth were first performed. 1606-1613： Shakespeares later plays, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, The Winters Tale, The Tempest, and Henry VIII were first performed. 1609： Published Sonnets 1623： First Folio, a compilation of all of Shakespeares plays, was posthumously published. Did You Know During a performance of Shakespeares Henry VIII at Londons Globe Theatre in 1613, a cannon set