Great Thinker Datebook: April 23.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English playwright and poet, regarded by many as the greatest playwright of all time. Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1564. He is a frequently quoted writer famous for his sonnets and plays.
Shakespeare is best-known for many endeared plays, including Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello, and many more.
His poetry includes the heroic poems Venus and Adonis, The Rape of Lucrece, the 154 Sonnets, and more...
For Shakespeare's brief biography, here's the link --- [William Shakespeare]