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When and where was William Shakespeare born?
Stratford, 1564
Who enjoyed his plays?
Common people of London & the rich and famous
Did Shakespeare invent the stories of his plays?
No, he used stories that already existed
How were his stories described? (What genres?)
Tragedies, comedies and historical events
What is more impressive in Shakespeare's plays than the wide range of topics?
Shakespeare's use of the English language
Today writers often use ___ from Shakespeare's plays.
Quotations
But perhaps even the most impressive ___ of Shakespeare's plays are the characters within them.
Features
___ years after they were written the poems and plays were ___ ___ by experts in literature.
400; greatly admired
No other writer in the English language has ___ so popular for such a long time.
Remained
The many characters in his plays seem very different from each other but they seem very ___ .
Realistic
