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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare is best known as a playwright.

His plays are still performed in Theatres all over the world and there have been numerous television and movie adaptations.

He was also a poet - his poems are still read, enjoyed and studied.

At the beginning of his career he was an actor, appearing in some of his own plays.

English Poet, greatest writer in the English Language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist

As well as being a playwright, Shakespeare was an actor, a poet and a shareholder in a theatre

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He stayed home with his family or went to cock-fighting events!which is so retard

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He also wrote sonnets and long narrative poems.

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Besides writing William shakespeare was also an actor.

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He was also an actor and businessman. He also wrote poetry as well as plays.

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He acted, mostly kingly parts.

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Isn't that enough?

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He was also an actor and a businessman.

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He was also an actor and a businessman

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he was also an actor

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What did William shakespeare do beside play writing?

He also acted in plays and wrote sonnets.


What type of poetry was shakespeare most famous for?

William Shakespeare is best known for his sonnets. Shakespeare published a total of 154 sonnets. Sonnets contain fourteen lines with a specific rhyme scheme.


What do people claim Shakespeare he is famous for?

For writing 154 sonnets


Who do the Stratfordians believe was the author of the Shakespearean writing?

The Stratfordian argument is that William Shakespeare wrote the majority of the plays and sonnets in his repertoire. The Anti-Stratfordian argument is that he did not write what he was associated with but an aristocrat did instead.


Who wrote sonnets and narrative poetry?

William Shakespeare is known for writing sonnets, such as his famous 154 sonnet sequence, and narrative poetry, including his lengthy narrative poems like "Venus and Adonis" and "The Rape of Lucrece."


Did Shakespeare ever do anything but write?

Yes. He did. Besides writing, he did lots of acting, raised a family...Oh it is so hard to keep track of William Shakespeare.


Why was William Shakespeare married to the black lady?

I have never heard of Mrs. Shakespeare (nee Anne Hathaway) referred to as "the black lady". Do you mean "the dark lady" of the sonnets? Not a lot of people think that he was writing about his wife there.


Where did William shakesspeare establish himself as an actoror a playwright?

It was in London, England that William Shakespeare established himself as an actor and playwright. It was also here that he began writing sonnets and poetry while the theaters were closed due to the plague.


In addition to writing plays Shakespeare also wrote?

He also wrote poems, particularly sonnets.


In Addition To Writing plays Shakespeare Also Wrote What?

He also wrote poems, particularly sonnets.


How was Shakespeare employed besides writing?

He was also an actor.


What was William Shakespeare skillful in?

Writing.