Pg. 226 The Seven Ages of Man

William Shakespeare an english poet, who is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. The work that is left from him include 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narritive poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every living language. At age 18 he got married, and eventually had 3 kids with his wife. Between 1590 and 1613 is when he produced most of his own work. His early plays were mainly comedies, and histories, and his later plays were mainly tragedies. His most popular works are Hamlet,Macbeth, King Lear, and the one that he is probably most famous for that has given him fame world wide is Romeo and Juliet.