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Period: 1564 to 1564
Birth
Shakespeare, the English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist was born in Stratford-upon-Avon -
Shakespeare's plays
Shakespeare produced most of his work between 1589 and 1613. His early plays, mostly comedies and histories, are regarded as some of the best work ever produced.His first recorded works are Richard III and Henry VI, Titus Andronicus, Comedy of Errors, The Taming of the Shrew, and Two Gentlemen of Verona. He then wrote mainly tragedies, including Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth, which are considered some of his finest works.In his last phase, he wrote tragicomedies, also known as romances. -
Sonnets
Published in 1609, the Sonnets were the last of Shakespeare's non-dramatic works to be printed. Scholars are not certain when each of the 154 sonnets was composed, but evidence suggests that Shakespeare wrote sonnets throughout his career for a private readership -
Later years and death
Shakespeare died on 23 April 1616, at the age of 52.
