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    Explore why the Bard of Avon remains literature's towering figure 400 years later, from his universal human themes to his linguistic innovations that continue to shape our culture and language today.

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    Shakespeare's characters have an emotional reality that transcends time; family squabbles, falling in love, ambition, and jealousy are universal experiences that haven't changed much since the 1600s.

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    10055 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616) An English playwright, poet, and actor, William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's most pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the 'Bard of Avon' (or, simply, 'the Bard), His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. His works continue to be studied and reinterpreted. Shakespeare

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