Today marks the 443rd birthday of William Shakespeare. He was born to John and Mary Shakespeare in Stratford-on-Avon in Warwickshire, England in the year 1564 (which is where he also died in 1616 on April 26th.)
In his lifetime he wrote some 154 Sonnets, 6 poems, 38 plays (broken down to 13 comedies, 10 histories, 10 tragedies, and 5 romances.)
For your reading and exploration pleasure I have discovered this great website Internet Shakespeare Editions by The University of Victoria, which is great for any kind of reseach, and this article “Shakespeare’s Coined Words Now Common Currency” by National Geographic. (Note: the article fails to mention that Shakespeare also coined the word “laughable”.)
Will Power!
