William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and world literature. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, his works include 39 plays, 154 sonnets, and two long narrative poems. Shakespeare’s plays, such as “Hamlet,” “Romeo and Juliet,” “Macbeth,” and “Othello,” explore themes of love, power, jealousy, betrayal, and the human condition, and have been performed and adapted countless times across the globe. His inventive use of language and deep understanding of human nature have left a lasting impact on literature and the arts.

All the World’s a Stage

All the world's a stage,And all the men and women merely players;They have their exits and their entrances,And one man…

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Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind

Blow, blow, thou winter windThou art not so unkindAs man's ingratitude;Thy tooth is not so keen,Because thou art not seen,Although…

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Carpe Diem

O mistress mine, where are you roaming?O stay and hear! your true-love's comingThat can sing both high and low;Trip no…

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Dirge of the Three Queens

URNS and odours bring away!Vapours, sighs, darken the day!Our dole more deadly looks than dying;Balms and gums and heavy cheers,Sacred…

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Fairy Land II

YOU spotted snakes with double tongue,Thorny hedgehogs, be not seen;Newts and blind-worms, do no wrong;Come not near our fairy queen.Philomel,…

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Fairy Land IV

WHERE the bee sucks, there suck I:In a cowslip's bell I lie;There I couch when owls do cry.On the bat's…

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Fidele

FEAR no more the heat o' the sun,Nor the furious winter's rages;Thou thy worldly task hast done,Home art gone, and…

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From you have I been absent in the spring… (Sonnet 98)

From you have I been absent in the spring,When proud-pied April, dressed in all his trim,Hath put a spirit of…

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Sigh No More

Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more,Men were deceivers ever;One foot in sea, and one on shore,To one thing constant…

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Sonnet 8

Music to hear, why hear'st thou music sadly?Sweets with sweets war not, joy delights in joy.Why lovest thou that which…

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