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William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, in 1564. He was a playwright, poet, and actor. He is considered one of the greatest writers in the English language. He wrote 39 plays, 154 sonnets, and a few other poems. His plays have been translated into many languages and are performed all over the world. He died in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1616.

Here are some of his most famous plays:

* Hamlet
* Romeo and Juliet
* King Lear
* Macbeth
* Othello
* The Tempest
* A Midsummer Night's Dream
* The Taming of the Shrew
* Much Ado About Nothing
* As You Like It

Shakespeare's plays are still performed today and continue to be enjoyed by audiences of all ages. His work has had a profound impact on the English language and culture. He is considered one of the greatest writers in the history of the world.

They do not love that do not show their love.

William Shakespeare

This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.

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The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.

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My only love sprung from my only hate!Too early seen unknown, and known too late!Prodigious birth of love it is to me,That I must love a loathed enemy.

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Doubt thou the stars are fire;Doubt that the sun doth move;Doubt truth to be a liar;But never doubt I love.

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Love is heavy and light, bright and dark, hot and cold, sick and healthy, asleep and awake- its everything except what it is! (Act 1, scene 1)

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I’ll follow thee and make a heaven of hell,To die upon the hand I love so well.

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I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow, than a man swear he loves me.

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...Who could refrain, That had a heart to love, and in that heart Courage to make love known?

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Good night, good night! parting is such sweet sorrow, That I shall say good night till it be morrow.

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So wise so young, they say, do never live long.

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Doubt thou the stars are fire;Doubt that the sun doth move;Doubt truth to be a liar;But never doubt I love .

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Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.

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[Thou] mad mustachio purple-hued maltworms!

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Life ... is a taleTold by an idiot, full of sound and fury,Signifying nothing.

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And yet,to say the truth, reason and love keep little company together nowadays.

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Me, poor man, my libraryWas dukedom large enough.

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Out, out brief candle, life is but a walking shadow...a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

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O, wonder!How many goodly creatures are there here!How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,That has such people in't!

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How art thou out of breath when thou hast breathTo say to me that thou art out of breath?

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I pray you, do not fall in love with me, for I am falser than vows made in wine.

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And worse I may be yet: the worst is notSo long as we can say 'This is the worst.

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I do love nothing in the world so well as you- is not that strange?

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[Thine] face is not worth sunburning.

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Love is merely a madness; and, I tell you, deserves as well a dark house and a whip as madmen do; and the reason why they are not so punish'd and cured is that the lunacy is soordinary that the whippers are in love too.

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With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.

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Do not swear by the moon, for she changes constantly. then your love would also change.

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Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast.

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How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.

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Love comforteth like sunshine after rain.

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