William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright and was baptised on April 26th 1564 (his date of birth is unknown but assumed to be on April 23rd 1564). He was a very successful playwright and even preformed for Queen Elizabeth I of England. Some of his most successful plays are called: "Hamlet" "King Lear", "Richard III" and, Queen Elizabeth's favourite; "A Midsummer Night's Dream". He died on April 23rd 1616, aged 52 years old.