William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright best known for his tragedies such as Hamlet, which he wrote between 1599-1601. His works have had a huge influence on language, movies, TV shows, novels and poetry. Shakespeare remains relevant today because his plays touch on universal themes of love, friendship and revenge and feature complex, human characters through memorable quotes.

1. Thee Hamleteers By: Fabiola Davila Lauren Washington Mystica Bell Kateyanna

2. Who is William Shakespeare? English poet Known to be a “playwright”, or better known as a ‘dramatist’ Mainly writes about tragedies Wrote Hamlet between 1599 and 1601

3. Shakespeare in Modern Culture Expanded the English vocabulary and language Introduced new concepts and grammatical structures Work influences movies and shows such as The Lion King and The Simpsons Influenced many novelists and poets including Charles Dickens and Herman Melville Today, his work is seen as being comedies rather than tragedies

4. Four Reasons Why Shakespeare is Relevant! Plays touch on timeless themes such as love, friendship and vengeance The characters are fallible and real Plays are full of quotable quotes Gave voice to everybody

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