William Shakespeare is considered the greatest playwright of all time. He lived during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I in England, introducing over 3,000 new words to the English language through his plays and poems. While many facts about Shakespeare's life remain unknown, it is known that he was born and died on April 23rd and lived until age 52, writing 37 plays and coining hundreds of phrases still used today that make him the 2nd most quoted writer in the English language.

1. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

2. William Shakespeare is considered by
many to be the greatest playwright of
all time, although many facts about his
life remain in mystery. He lived during
the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I
and coined hundreds of new words
and phrases that we still use today

3. BORN AND
DIED ON
APRIL 23RD
LIVED
UNTIL 52
THERE ARE
MORE
THAN 80
DIFFERETNT
SPELLINGS
OF HIS
NAME

4. HE WROTE 37
PLAYS AND
154 WORKS
WE KNOW.
HE
INTRODUCED
ALMOST
3000 NEW
WORDS TO
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
HE USED
OVER 7000
WORDS ONLY
ONCE IN HIS
PLAYS.

5. HE WROTE
CLOSE TO 1/10
OF THE MOST
QUOTED LINES
EVER WRITTEN
OR SPOKEN IN
ENGLISH
HE IS THE 2ND
MOST QUOTED
WRITER IN THE
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE.
HIS PLAYS ARE
MADE UP OF A
TOTAL OF
884,429