 | BiographyType: Playwright, Poet, Actor Born: Baptised 26 April 1564 (birth date unknown) Died: 23 April 1616 William Shakespeare, often called the English national poet, is widely considered the greatest dramatist of all time. William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. From roughly 1594 onward he was an important member of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men company of theatrical players. Written records give little indication of the way in which Shakespeare’s professional life molded his artistry. All that can be deduced is that over the course of 20 years, Shakespeare wrote plays that capture the complete range of human emotion and conflict. |
Too much of water hast thou, poor Ophelia,
And therefore I forbid my tears.
And will 'a not come again?
And will 'a not come again?
No, no, he is dead,
Go to thy death bed:
He will never come again.
This world's a city full of straying streets, and death's the market-place where each one meets.
All things that we ordained festival,
Turn from their office to black funeral;
Our instruments to melancholy bells,
Our wedding cheer to a sad burial feast,
Our solemn hymns to sullen dirges change,
Our bridal flowers serve for a buried corse,
And all things change them to the contrary.
Woe, destruction, ruin, and decay; the worst is death and death will have his day.
Remember thee? Ay, thou poor ghost, while memory holds a seat
in this distracted globe. Remember thee?
He that hath the steerage of my course,
Direct my sail.
O, wonder!
How many goodly creatures are there here!
How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,
That has such people in't!
True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings.
And worse I may be yet: the worst is not
So long as we can say 'This is the worst.
The small amount of foolery wise men have makes a great show.
How art thou out of breath when thou hast breath
To say to me that thou art out of breath?
I'll be supposed upon a book, his face is the worst thing about him.
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