This document provides biographical information about William Shakespeare and an overview of his plays. It notes that Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright considered the greatest writer in the English language. It lists the various genres of plays he wrote, including comedies, tragedies, and histories, and provides examples of plays in each genre. It also includes a short synopsis of his famous play Romeo and Juliet, which is about the forbidden love between the children of two feuding families in Verona, Italy.