William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare
Artist: Unknown - oil on canvas
Born: 1564 in England
Died: 1616
The English playwright, poet & actor, who’s considered to be the greatest writer of the English language & the world’s most famous drama writer.
His works consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, 2 long poems… & more…
His plays have been translated into every major language on earth. 
He wrote many tragedies including Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth and King Lear, each considered among the finest works in the English language.
He influenced many great writers like William Faulkner & Charles Dickens.
Wrote: “Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.”