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Page 1: He, poet, playwright and actor had talent beyond compare He was recognized for his valor And he couldn’t be tarred. His work was magnificent Even today

William Shakespeare

Page 2: He, poet, playwright and actor had talent beyond compare He was recognized for his valor And he couldn’t be tarred. His work was magnificent Even today
Page 3: He, poet, playwright and actor had talent beyond compare He was recognized for his valor And he couldn’t be tarred. His work was magnificent Even today

He, poet, playwright and actor

had talent beyond compare

He was recognized for his valor

And he couldn’t be tarred.

His work was magnificent

Even today it remains unique

Incomparably dramatic and romantic

He will be forever remembered.

His masterpieces, mostly tragedies

Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet,

A stylized language,

Never did he deceive his audience

Avon was his muse,

Where he had found all his ruse

unbelievable poems,

Venus and Adonis, Prince of Denmark.

Such an artist could not be unseen

we all know where he had been

An author this talented

Had a real dramatic potential.

His life may have ended, but his work will forever remain

unforgettable.

Page 4: He, poet, playwright and actor had talent beyond compare He was recognized for his valor And he couldn’t be tarred. His work was magnificent Even today

Born in Avon, 1564

English poet, playwright (and actor)

Called “national poet” and “ Bard of Avon”

Wrote many plays with dramatic and romantic themes (World's pre-eminent

dramatist) such as in Romeo and Juliet, or Hamlet(his most famous tragedies)

Wrote as well sonnets, such as “ Venus and Adonis”, a famous poem of his.

Queen Elizabeth II was fond of his work

Today his work remains studied, as he was most talented.

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