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William Shakespeare
| Born |
baptized 26 April 1564 (birth date unknown) Stratford-upon-Avon,
Warwickshire, England |
| Died |
23 April 1616 Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
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| Occupation |
Actor, Poet, Playwright |
| Literary movement |
English Renaissance theatre |
Here are some of the most popular Shakespeare phrases in common use today:
• A laughing stock (The Merry Wives of Windsor)
• A sorry sight (Macbeth)
• As dead as a doornail (Henry VI)
• Eaten out of house and home (Henry V, Part 2)
• Fair play (The Tempest)
• I will wear my heart upon my sleeve (Othello)
• In a pickle (The Tempest)
• In stitches (Twelfth Night)
• In the twinkling of an eye (The Merchant Of Venice)
• Mum's the word (Henry VI, Part 2)
• Neither here nor there (Othello)
• Send him packing (Henry IV)
• Set your teeth on edge (Henry IV )
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