William Shakespeare is the most famous English author. Не was born (baptized) on April twenty-six, 1564 and died on April, twenty-three, 1616. Shakespeare wrote thirty-seven plays and two long poems during his lifetime. The playwright lived in Stratford-upon-Avon, county Warwickshire in England. His plays are performed today and his is quoted in modern literature very often.
Shakespeare was not only writer, but also an actor. By 1594 he was a member of the acting company named ‘The Chamberlain’s Men’.