William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor born in 1564 who died in 1616. He is considered the most important writer in English literature and one of the most famous playwrights in the world. Some of his most famous plays include Twelfth Night, Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and King Lear. Twelfth Night tells the story of twins Sebastian and Viola who are separated in a shipwreck and end up in the same town, with Viola disguised as a man and pursuing Countess Olivia who ends up marrying Sebastian, believing him to be Viola.
2. Index
• Who was he ?
• Some plays
• Twelfth night
• Some Shakespeare’s sentences
• Photos
• Video
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3. Who was he ?
• He was born on 23rd April 1564 and he died on 23rd
April 1616. William Shakespeare was a playwright
, poet and actor . He is considered the most
important writer in English literature and one of the
most famous in the world .
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4. Some plays
• Twelfth Night
• Hamlet
• Macbeth
• Romeo and Juliet
• A Midsummer Night’ s Dream
• King Lear
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5. TWELFTH NIGHT
• Sebastian and Viola are
brothers that after an
accident are separated
thinking that the other one is
dead. The two brothers
survive. Viola is in love with
the countess Olivia, but she
refuses him. Sebastian is
pursued by the authorities.
Olivia thinks that Sebastian is
Viola and gets married with
him. At the end Viola gets
married with Olivia and all
are happy.
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