William Shakespeare, who was born in 1564 and died in 1616, is often
regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist of all time. He wrote his
plays, which include comedies, historical plays and tragedies such as
'Macbeth', 'Hamlet' and 'Romeo and Juliet', for a small theatre in
London that was called "The Globe", but today they are performed more
often and in more countries than ever before. He was also the author
of two narrative poems and 154 sonnets.