7 Facts About William Shakespeare

Aug 29, 2024

The Globe Theatre

The theatre was built by Shakespeare’s playing company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men in 1599.

Invention of words

In his time, he made a lot of words which are used till date such as accommodation, exposure, majestic etc.

6 Signatures

Only 6 Signatures of William Shakespeare exist with different Handwritings showing how his handwritings changed over the course of time.

38 Plays

He wrote 38 plays in his lifetime such as Romeo Juliet and Hamlet etc. Many of his plays are still enacted today.

Universal Themes

His poems and plays revolve mainly around love, jealousy and power because of which many people are able to relate to his work.

Sonnets

William Shakespeare has written around 154 Sonnets (14-line poems). The Sonnets revolve around beauty, love and time.

Actor

Though Shakespeare was a famous Poet, he became an Actor and a Playwright after he moved to London in Late 1580’s.

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