<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Signature </Th> </Tr> <P> William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptised)--23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as both the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist . He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 39 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship . His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright . </P> <P> Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford - upon - Avon, Warwickshire . At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna and twins Hamnet and Judith . Sometime between 1585 and 1592, he began 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 . At age 49 (around 1613), he appears to have retired to Stratford, where he died three years later . Few records of Shakespeare's private life survive; this has stimulated considerable speculation about such matters as his physical appearance, his sexuality, his religious beliefs, and whether the works attributed to him were written by others . Such theories are often criticised for failing to adequately note the fact that few records survive of most commoners of the period . </P> <P> Shakespeare produced most of his known works between 1589 and 1613 . His early plays were primarily comedies and histories and are regarded as some of the best work ever produced in these genres . Then, until about 1608, he wrote mainly tragedies, among them Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth, all considered to be among the finest works in the English language . In the last phase of his life, he wrote tragicomedies (also known as romances) and collaborated with other playwrights . </P>

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