Shakespeare

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf playwright
poet
actor
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:The_Globe_Theatre
The King's Men
gptkbp:birthDate 1564-04-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Stratford-upon-Avon
gptkbp:children gptkb:Susanna_Shakespeare
gptkb:Judith_Shakespeare
Hamnet Shakespeare
gptkbp:contributedTo character development
thematic depth
development_of_the_English_language
gptkbp:deathDate 1616-04-23
gptkbp:famousFor tragedies
comedies
histories
gptkbp:famousQuote All the world's a stage.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
This above all: to thine own self be true.
To be, or not to be, that is the question.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shakespeare
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Ovid
Plutarch
Seneca
gptkbp:influenceOn poetry
theater
modern literature
gptkbp:knownFor poetic language
complex characters
romantic comedies
historical plays
sonnets
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy cultural icon
celebrated in festivals and events worldwide
inspiration for countless adaptations
influence_on_the_English_language
widely_regarded_as_the_greatest_writer_in_the_English_language
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Romeo_and_Juliet
gptkb:A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream
Hamlet
Macbeth
Othello
gptkbp:occupation playwright
poet
actor
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Stratford-upon-Avon
gptkb:Holy_Trinity_Church,_Stratford-upon-Avon
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anne_Hathaway