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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Jill alexander

Biography

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Literature

Although William Shakespeare lived 400 years ago, he is still famous and popular today. Almost all of his 37 plays are performed around the world, and most people know at least one of his famous quotes. But what was his life like in 16th-century Elizabethan England? How did he survive the political chaos of his time and become one of the world’s most famous playwrights?

2000-2500 words