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 * [[image:Shakespeare.jpg width="260" height="334"]] || * Shakespeare was born in 26 April 1564. He was a English Poet and Playwright, who was known for being the most famous writers of the English language.


 * Shakespeare's early plays were comedies and histories, and he then switched over to tragedies.

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 * When he was young Shakespeare attended the Christian Holy Trinity church. In 1605 he became lay rector. Early on Shakespeare likely attended the Elizabethan theatrical productions of travelling theatre troups. There is also the time when Queen Elizabeth herself visited nearby Kenilworth Castle and Shakespeare, said to have been duly impressed by the procession, recreated it in some of his later plays. ||


 * By 1593 the plague came to London and many people left to find cleaner places. While it was a time for many upstart theatres, the popular public entertainment of the day, they were often shut down and forbidden to open for stretches of time, to help stop the spread of the disease.

From great classical authors like Ovid and Seneca, to English historians like Holinshed, Shakespeare's greatest influences were the works of other great writers. || (enotes) Shakespeare borrowed from many stories to fine detail to help create great works.
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