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William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, he worked in London with the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later the King's Men, and wrote about 39 plays, including Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth and his history plays of English kings, as well as 154 sonnets. His collected plays were published in the First Folio in 1623.
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