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English dramatist and poet frequently cited as the greatest writer in the English language and who wrote such words as Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet (1564-1616)- It was Shakespeare who coined the expression, "All that glitters is not gold."
Shakespeare = author widely regarded as the greatest in the English language and whose works include Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet
- In the play As You Like It Shakespeare wrote "A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool."
- We enjoy Shakespeare in the Park programs during the summer.
- The complete works of Shakespeare use about 20,000 different words.
- Shakespeare's plays are frequently performed — sometimes modernized through setting without altering the text.
- As Shakespeare said, "The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose."
- The only famous authors he could think of were Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare, and Mark Twain.Louis Sachar -- Holes
- But, with all my love for Shakespeare, it is often weary work to read all the meanings into his lines which critics and commentators have given them.Helen Keller -- Story of My Life
- See, Shakespeare isn't so bad.Sharon M. Draper -- Tears of a Tiger
- Shakespeare talks about how the rose has perfume that makes it beautiful on the inside.Alex Flinn -- Beastly
- If I had a whole book of Shakespeare they could keep me in the hospital for a year.Frank McCourt -- Angela's Ashes
- He called me Shakespeare.Tennessee Williams -- The Glass Menagerie
- If ever a mind was incandescent, unimpeded, I thought, turning again to the bookcase, it was Shakespeare's mind.Virginia Woolf -- A Room of One's Own
- How many copies of Shakespeare and Plato?Ray Bradbury -- Fahrenheit 451
- Phillips swore old Shaw had cut out the "Tempest" from Shakespeare before he let Nolan have it, because he said "the Bermudas ought to be ours,"Edward E. Hale -- The Man Without a Country
- (also enjoying himself) Mr. William Shakespeare.Athol Fugard -- Master Harold...and the Boys
- The greatest writers, like Chaucer, or Shakespeare.David Almond -- Kit's Wilderness
- The William Shakespeare — the guy who wrote the plays?Darren Shan -- A Vampire's Assistant
- Before they went to bed, Francie and Neeley had to read a page of the Bible and a page from Shakespeare.Betty Smith -- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
- She would go and pull out different stories by Mr. Shakespeare and read the titles.Forest Carter -- Education of Little Tree
Shakespeare = author widely regarded as the greatest in the English language and whose works include Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet
Shakespeare = author widely regarded as the greatest in the English language and whose works include Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet
Shakespeare = author widely regarded as the greatest in the English language and whose works include Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet
Shakespeare = author widely regarded as the greatest in the English language and whose works include Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet
Shakespeare = author widely regarded as the greatest in the English language and whose works include Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet
William Shakespeare = author widely regarded as the greatest in the English language and whose works include Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet
Shakespeare = author widely regarded as the greatest in the English language and whose works include Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet
Shakespeare = Writer of plays and poetry frequently cited as the greatest writer in the English language (1564-1616)
Shakespeare = author widely regarded as the greatest in the English language and whose works include Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet
Shakespeare = author widely regarded as the greatest in the English language and whose works include Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet
Shakespeare = author widely regarded as the greatest in the English language and whose works include Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet
Shakespeare = English poet and dramatist frequently cited as the greatest writer in the English language (1564-1616)
Shakespeare = author widely regarded as the greatest in the English language and whose works include Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet
Shakespeare = author widely regarded as the greatest in the English language and whose works include Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet
William Shakespeare = author widely regarded as the greatest in the English language and whose works include Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet
Shakespeare = author widely regarded as the greatest in the English language and whose works include Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet
William Shakespeare = author widely regarded as the greatest in the English language and whose works include Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet
Shakespeare = author widely regarded as the greatest in the English language and whose works include Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet
Shakespeare = writer of plays and poetry frequently cited as the greatest writer in the English language (1564-1616)
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