The Life Work And Quotes Of William Shakespeare

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The Life Work And Quotes Of William Shakespeare

The legendary William Shakespeare was a great dramatist, poet, and actor. English Literature Buzz collects information about his life and work. He was born in Stratford- upon- Avon, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England on 26th April 1564 (baptized) and died on 23rd April 1616. He was married to Anne Hathaway at the age of 18, with whom he had three children.

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It is said that he began writing at an early age. He is often called "England's National Poet" and the 'Bard of Avon'. He also acted in Ben Johnson's "Every Man in His Humour" and probably played the part of Ghost in his own Hamlet.

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He died at the age of 52 in 1616. He was buried in the Chancel of his Church at Stratford. The lines above his Tomb (allegedly) written by Shakespeare himself read:

Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbear,
To dig the dust enclosed here,
Blessed be the man that spares these stones,
And cursed be he that moves my bones".

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Shakespeare's Famous Quotes

1- Double, double, toil and trouble,
Fire burn, and cauldron bubble
(William Shakespeare)

2- I wasted time, and now doth time waste me.
(William Shakespeare)

3- Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
(William Shakespeare)

4- Love all, trust few,
do wrong to none.
(William Shakespeare)

5- Hell is empty and all devils are here.
(William Shakespeare)

6- A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
(William Shakespeare)

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All The World's A Stage

All the world's a stage,

And all the men and women merely players:

They have their exits and their entrances;

And one man in his time plays many parts,

His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,

Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.

And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel,

And shining morning face, creeping like snail

Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,

Sighing like a furnace, with a woeful ballad

Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier,

Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,

Jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel,

Seeking the bubble reputation

Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice,

In fair round belly with good capon lin'd,

With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut,

Full of wise saws and modern instances;

And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts,

Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon,

With spectacles on nose and pouch on side,

His youthful hose well sav'd, a world too wide,

For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice,

Turning again toward childish treble, pipes

And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,

That ends this strange eventful history,

Is second childishness and mere oblivion

Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste sans everything.
(William Shakespeare)

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