William Shakespeare was an influential English poet, playwright, and actor known primarily for his 38 plays and 154 sonnets. Flourishing in the late Elizabethan and early Jacobean eras, his works include a wide range of genres: comedies like A Midsummer Night's Dream, tragedies such as Hamlet, and histories like Henry V. Little biographical information is known due to his commoner status, and most details derive from public documents and comments from other playwrights, reflecting his profound impact on literature over the centuries.
Shakespeare wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and three longer narrative poems, with a legacy as the most influential dramatist of all time.
His life as a commoner meant little attention, leading to a lack of biographical details, which can only be pieced together from public documents.
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