William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare might refer to at least 2 people: 1) William Shakespeare (baptised April 26, 1564 – died April 23, 1616) was an English poet and playwright widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English language, and the world's preeminent dramatist. He wrote approximately 38 plays and 154 sonnets, as well as a variety of other poems. Already a popular writer in his own lifetime, Shakespeare became increasingly celebrated after his death and his work adulated by numerous prominent cultural figures through the centuries.

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  1. My Mistress' Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun
  2. Can't Stop Myself From Loving You
  3. Sonnet 116 - William Shakespeare
  4. When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes
  5. Th' expense of spirit in a waste of shame
  6. Chapter 1 - Hamlet
  7. Those lips that Love's own hand did make
  8. When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes
  9. Chapter 1 - Macbeth
  10. Sonnet 18
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  1. Act 1
  2. Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day
  3. Chapter 2 - Hamlet
  4. Shall I Compare Thee - William Shakespeare
  5. Hamlet - Act One, Pt. 1
  6. When to the sessions of sweet silent thought
  7. Act I, Scene I
  8. Our revels now are ended (The Tempest, Act IV, Scene I)
  9. Hamlet - Introduction
  10. Chapter 3 - Hamlet
  11. My Little Angel
  12. Act I, Scene II
  13. Act I Scene I
  14. Chapter 2 - Macbeth
  15. Act II, Scene I
  16. Be not afeard, the isle is full of noises (The Tempest, Act III, Scene II)
  17. Chapter 4 - Hamlet
  18. Chapter 5 - Hamlet
  19. 1 - Act 1
  20. Act II, Scene II
  21. Chapter 7 - Hamlet
  22. Act III, Scene I
  23. Chapter 6 - Hamlet
  24. 0 - Dramatis Personae
  25. Act 1, Scene 1
  26. Act I Scene II
  27. Hamlet 01-21
  28. Act III, Scene II
  29. The Sonnets: Sonnet 3: Look In Thy Glass And Tell The Face Thou Viewest
  30. Chapter 3 - Macbeth
  31. In faith I do not love thee with mine eyes
  32. Sweet love, renew thy force; be it not said
  33. Act I, Scene III
  34. Chapter 8 - Hamlet
  35. Chapter 9 - Hamlet
  36. Act II, Scene III
  37. Live with me and be my love (from Sonnets to Sundry Notes of Music)
  38. The Sonnets: Sonnet 33: Full Many A Glorious Morning Have I Seen
  39. Act 2
  40. Chapter 4 - Macbeth
  41. Macbeth - Act One, Pt. 1
  42. 2 - Act 2
  43. Chapter 6 - Macbeth
  44. Act IV, Scene I
  45. Act II Scene I
  46. Chapter 8 - Macbeth
  47. The Sonnets: Sonnet 18: Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day?
  48. Act I Scene III
  49. Chapter 5 - Macbeth
  50. Act III, Scene III
  51. The Sonnets: Sonnet 1: From Fairest Creatures We Desire Increase
  52. Hamlet - Act One, Pt. 2
  53. Act II, Scene IV
  54. Act IV Scene ii
  55. 1 - Act I
  56. Act IV, Scene II
  57. 3 - Act 3
  58. Who will believe my verse in time to come
  59. Act 3
  60. Act V, Scene I
  61. Not from the stars do I my judgement pluck
  62. Chapter 10 - Macbeth
  63. Chapter 10 - Hamlet
  64. Why is my verse so barren of new pride
  65. Hamlet - Act One, Pt. 3
  66. Hamlet 02-21
  67. Act IV, Scene III
  68. Prologue
  69. Act IV Scene I
  70. Macbeth 01-29
  71. 4 - Act 4
  72. Chapter 11 - Hamlet
  73. Act I Scene Iv
  74. Act III Scene I
  75. Chapter 13 - Hamlet
  76. Act V Scene i
  77. Chapter 7 - Macbeth
  78. Act IV Scene iii
  79. Chapter 15 - Hamlet
  80. Chapter 12 - Hamlet
  81. Act V Scene II
  82. Act 5
  83. Hamlet 03-21
  84. Chapter 9 - Macbeth
  85. Act 4
  86. Sonnet 1
  87. Act III Scene II
  88. Act IV, Scene IV
  89. Act III, Scene IV
  90. Chapter 14 - Hamlet

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