William Shakespeare

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gptkb:playwright
gptkb:historical_figure
gptkb:poet
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:Plutarch's_Lives
gptkb:films
gptkb:Holinshed's_Chronicles
gptkb:The_Bible
gptkb:The_Decameron
gptkb:opera
gptkb:The_Metamorphoses
gptkb:television_shows
ballets
various theatrical productions
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:The_Globe_Theatre
gptkb:The_King's_Men
gptkbp:author gptkb:The_History_of_Richard_III
gptkbp:baptized_on April 26, 1564
gptkbp:birth_date 1564-04-23
gptkbp:born 1564
April 23, 1564
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Stratford-upon-Avon
gptkbp:born_on April 23, 1564
gptkbp:children gptkb:Susanna_Shakespeare
gptkb:Judith_Shakespeare
gptkb:Hamnet_Shakespeare
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:John_Fletcher
gptkb:George_Peele
gptkb:Thomas_Middleton
gptkbp:contains_star the Hollywood Walk of Fame
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:language
gptkb:theater
gptkb:literature
gptkb:character_development
Western literature
complex plots
exploration of human nature
poetic forms
coining phrases
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on literature
Influence on poetry
Influence on film
Influence on theater
Influence on the English language
gptkbp:death_date 1616-04-23
gptkbp:descendant Shakespeare's family
Shakespeare's grandchildren
Shakespeare family
Shakespeare's great-grandchildren
Shakespeare's heirs
Shakespeare's lineage
gptkbp:died 1616
April 23, 1616
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:Stratford-upon-Avon
gptkbp:died_on April 23, 1616
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:character_development
poetic language
complex themes
gptkbp:famous_quote The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.
The quality of mercy is not strained.
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
All the world's a stage.
Out, out brief candle!
I am not what I am.
We are such stuff as dreams are made on.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
If music be the food of love, play on.
Parting is such sweet sorrow.
The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
This above all: to thine own self be true.
The wheel is come full circle.
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
All that glitters is not gold.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.
To be, or not to be, that is the question.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
A little more than kin, and less than kind.
All's well that ends well.
The play's the thing.
The rest is silence.
To thine own self be true.
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
The better part of Valour, is Discretion.
Neither a borrower nor a lender be.
What a piece of work is a man!
Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind.
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.
gptkbp:famous_work gptkb:The_Life_of_King_Henry_the_Eighth
gptkb:The_Phoenix_and_the_Turtle
gptkb:Coriolanus
gptkb:The_Life_of_King_Richard_the_Second
gptkb:The_Life_of_King_Richard_the_Third
gptkb:Macbeth
gptkb:The_Taming_of_the_Shrew
gptkb:The_Winter's_Tale
gptkb:Twelfth_Night
gptkb:The_Sonnets
gptkb:The_Tempest
gptkb:Richard_III
gptkb:Romeo_and_Juliet
gptkb:Julius_Caesar
gptkb:Antony_and_Cleopatra
gptkb:Henry_V
gptkb:The_Merchant_of_Venice
gptkb:Venus_and_Adonis
gptkb:Hamlet
gptkb:As_You_Like_It
gptkb:King_Lear
gptkb:Measure_for_Measure
gptkb:Much_Ado_About_Nothing
gptkb:Othello
gptkb:The_Comedy_of_Errors
gptkb:The_Merry_Wives_of_Windsor
gptkb:The_Passionate_Pilgrim
gptkb:The_Rape_of_Lucrece
gptkb:The_Two_Gentlemen_of_Verona
gptkb:Titus_Andronicus
gptkb:A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream
gptkb:Love's_Labour's_Lost
gptkb:The_Lover's_Complaint
gptkb:The_Life_of_King_Edward_the_Third
gptkb:The_Life_of_King_Henry_the_Fifth
gptkb:The_Life_of_King_Henry_the_Fourth
gptkb:The_Life_of_King_Henry_the_Sixth
gptkb:The_Life_of_King_John
The History of Troilus and Cressida
The Life of King Henry the Fifth.
gptkbp:first_published gptkb:Venus_and_Adonis
gptkb:The_Rape_of_Lucrece
gptkbp:genre gptkb:comedy
gptkb:tragedy
history
gptkbp:has_awards posthumous recognition
gptkbp:has_child gptkb:Susanna_Shakespeare
gptkb:Judith_Shakespeare
gptkb:Hamnet_Shakespeare
gptkbp:has_influence_on gptkb:poetry
gptkb:theater
gptkb:literature
modern literature
the English language
modern storytelling
gptkbp:has_influenced gptkb:scholars
gptkb:Actor
gptkb:Virginia_Woolf
gptkb:Harold_Bloom
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkb:T._S._Eliot
gptkb:playwright
gptkb:poet
many authors
theater directors
gptkbp:has_legacy gptkb:film_adaptations
Shakespearean theatre
Literary Criticism
cultural references
literary studies
Cultural References
Shakespearean literature
Shakespearean sonnets
modern theatre
Shakespearean Festivals
Shakespearean Theatre
Cultural references in modern media
Adaptations in film and television
Influence on the English language
Adaptations of His Works
Global literary influence
gptkbp:has_works_performed_in theatres worldwide
gptkbp:has_works_translated_in many languages
gptkbp:has_written 154 sonnets
39 plays
gptkbp:has_written_plays_in gptkb:comedy
gptkb:tragedy
history
gptkbp:has_written_sonnet_in gptkb:sonnet
quatrain
couplet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Shakespeare
gptkbp:influence gptkb:theater
Western literature
the English language
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Virginia_Woolf
gptkb:Harold_Bloom
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkb:John_Milton
gptkb:T._S._Eliot
gptkb:poetry
gptkb:language
gptkb:theater
gptkb:literature
Modern Literature
the English language
Modern literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Seneca
gptkb:Virgil
gptkb:Plutarch
gptkb:Ovid
gptkb:Christopher_Marlowe
gptkb:Plato
Classical Literature
gptkbp:influences gptkb:theater
gptkb:literature
Classical literature
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:power
gptkb:Love
gptkb:Ambition
gptkb:Betrayal
gptkb:mythology
gptkb:friendship
gptkb:family
gptkb:historical_figures
Jealousy
classical literature
Human experience
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of scholarly research
gptkbp:is_active_in the late 16th century
the early 17th century
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:the_Globe_Theatre
gptkb:The_Globe_Theatre
gptkb:the_English_Renaissance
gptkb:The_King's_Men
gptkb:the_King's_Men
Elizabethan era
Renaissance literature
the Elizabethan era
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Stratford-upon-Avon
gptkb:Shakespeare_Week
Shakespeare Festival
Shakespeare Day
gptkbp:is_cited_in various literary works
various works
gptkbp:is_considered_as gptkb:cultural_icon
greatest playwright
one of the greatest writers in the English language
the national poet of England
the greatest playwright of all time
Greatest Writer in the English Language
national poet of England
gptkbp:is_famous_for Tragedies and Comedies
gptkbp:is_from gptkb:England
gptkbp:is_influenced_by Classical Literature
Italian Literature
Contemporary Writers
English History
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:The_Seven_Ages_of_Man
gptkb:cultural_heritage
gptkb:The_Scottish_Play
gptkb:metaphor
gptkb:The_Bard
gptkb:Sonnet_130
gptkb:Sonnet_18
gptkb:character_development
gptkb:theatrical_performances
poetic language
Comedies
dramatic irony
symbolism
imagery
plays
the English language
cultural impact
tragedies
comedies
wordplay
complex characters
Tragedies
tragedy and comedy
soliloquies
Poetic Language
historical plays
sonnets
Complex Themes
Dramatic Structure
his use of iambic pentameter
use of iambic pentameter
Historical Plays
romantic plays
romances
exploration of human nature
poetic forms
his plays
his sonnets
dramatic structure
his soliloquies
his complex characters
themes of love and power
his themes of conflict
use of soliloquies
his exploration of human nature
rich language
his themes of betrayal
his themes of love
his themes of power
his themes of family
his themes of fate
his themes of identity
his themes of mortality
his wordplay
Romances
inventing words and phrases
wordplay and puns
Influence on the English Language
gptkbp:is_married_to gptkb:Anne_Jacqueline_Hathaway
gptkbp:is_often_described_as the Bard
gptkbp:is_part_of the Western canon
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:popular_culture
various media
numerous songs
numerous films
numerous books
gptkbp:is_remembered_for his exploration of the human condition
his complex characters
his poetic language
his themes of love and power
his contributions to English literature
his impact on drama
gptkbp:is_studied_in universities
schools
literature courses
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:literature
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Character_development
gptkb:Macbeth
gptkb:Romeo_and_Juliet
gptkb:Hamlet
gptkb:poetry
gptkb:Othello
gptkb:Histories
gptkb:theatrical_performances
gptkb:A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream
Comedies
plays
Tragedies
Poetic language
sonnets
Sonnet writing
Complex plots
gptkbp:language Early Modern English
English
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Cultural_impact
gptkb:Shakespearean_tragedy
gptkb:Adaptations
gptkb:cultural_icon
gptkb:sonnet
Shakespearean theatre
Influence on modern literature
Complex characters
adaptations
cultural references
widely studied
cultural impact
performed worldwide
Theatrical works
Literary canon
inspired adaptations
Quotations
Universal themes
quotations
Themes of love and betrayal
translated into many languages
Shakespearean comedy
Shakespearean English
Shakespearean history play
Shakespearean language
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Bard_of_Avon
gptkbp:notable_awards gptkb:None
gptkbp:notable_burials gptkb:Holy_Trinity_Church
gptkb:Holy_Trinity_Church,_Stratford-upon-Avon
gptkbp:notable_quote A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
All the world's a stage.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.
To be, or not to be, that is the question.
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Macbeth
gptkb:Romeo_and_Juliet
gptkb:Hamlet
gptkb:Othello
gptkb:A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Actor
gptkb:playwright
gptkb:drama
gptkb:poet
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Stratford-upon-Avon
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Stratford-upon-Avon
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Ashbourne_portrait
gptkb:Chandos_portrait
gptkb:Cobbe_portrait
gptkb:Stratford_portrait
Drouais portrait
gptkbp:portrayed_in gptkb:Shakespeare_in_Love
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anne_Jacqueline_Hathaway
gptkbp:style gptkb:metaphor
dramatic irony
iambic pentameter
blank verse
soliloquy
gptkbp:theater gptkb:Histories
gptkb:Lord_Chamberlain's_Men
gptkb:King's_Men
Comedies
Tragedies
Collaborative works
Romances
gptkbp:translated_into multiple languages
many languages
gptkbp:was_a_patron_of gptkb:Henry_Fitzalan-Howard,_15th_Duke_of_Norfolk
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_I
gptkb:King_James_I
gptkb:Edward_de_Vere,_17th_Earl_of_Oxford
gptkb:Henry_Wriothesley,_3rd_Earl_of_Southampton
gptkb:William_Cecil,_1st_Baron_Burghley
gptkb:Sir_Robert_Sidney
gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Egerton
gptkb:Richard_Burbage
gptkbp:was_educated_at King's New School
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:Seneca
gptkb:Christopher_Marlowe
gptkb:Plato
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Life_of_Timon_of_Athens
gptkb:The_Phoenix_and_the_Turtle
gptkb:The_Tragedy_of_Julius_Caesar
gptkb:Henry_IV,_Part_1
gptkb:Richard_II
gptkb:Coriolanus
gptkb:Macbeth
gptkb:The_Taming_of_the_Shrew
gptkb:The_Winter's_Tale
gptkb:Twelfth_Night
gptkb:Sonnet_1
gptkb:Sonnet_10
gptkb:Sonnet_11
gptkb:Sonnet_13
gptkb:Sonnet_14
gptkb:Sonnet_15
gptkb:Sonnet_16
gptkb:Sonnet_17
gptkb:Sonnet_19
gptkb:Sonnet_2
gptkb:Sonnet_20
gptkb:Sonnet_21
gptkb:Sonnet_22
gptkb:Sonnet_23
gptkb:Sonnet_24
gptkb:Sonnet_25
gptkb:Sonnet_26
gptkb:Sonnet_27
gptkb:Sonnet_28
gptkb:Sonnet_3
gptkb:Sonnet_31
gptkb:Sonnet_32
gptkb:Sonnet_33
gptkb:Sonnet_34
gptkb:Sonnet_35
gptkb:Sonnet_36
gptkb:Sonnet_37
gptkb:Sonnet_38
gptkb:Sonnet_39
gptkb:Sonnet_4
gptkb:Sonnet_40
gptkb:Sonnet_41
gptkb:Sonnet_42
gptkb:Sonnet_43
gptkb:Sonnet_44
gptkb:Sonnet_5
gptkb:Sonnet_6
gptkb:Sonnet_7
gptkb:Sonnet_8
gptkb:Sonnet_9
gptkb:The_Sonnets
gptkb:The_Two_Noble_Kinsmen
gptkb:The_Life_and_Death_of_King_Richard_II
gptkb:The_Tragedy_of_Hamlet
gptkb:The_Tempest
gptkb:Henry_IV,_Part_2
gptkb:Henry_VI,_Part_2
gptkb:Henry_VI,_Part_3
gptkb:Richard_III
gptkb:Romeo_and_Juliet
gptkb:The_Tragedy_of_Othello
gptkb:Henry_VI,_Part_1
gptkb:Julius_Caesar
gptkb:Antony_and_Cleopatra
gptkb:Henry_V
gptkb:The_Merchant_of_Venice
gptkb:The_Tragedy_of_Macbeth
gptkb:Venus_and_Adonis
gptkb:Hamlet
gptkb:Pericles,_Prince_of_Tyre
gptkb:Troilus_and_Cressida
gptkb:All's_Well_That_Ends_Well
gptkb:As_You_Like_It
gptkb:King_Lear
gptkb:Measure_for_Measure
gptkb:Much_Ado_About_Nothing
gptkb:Othello
gptkb:Sonnet_116
gptkb:Sonnet_12
gptkb:Sonnet_130
gptkb:Sonnet_18
gptkb:Sonnet_29
gptkb:Sonnet_30
gptkb:Sonnet_55
gptkb:Sonnet_65
gptkb:Sonnet_73
gptkb:Sonnet_80
gptkb:The_Comedy_of_Errors
gptkb:The_Life_and_Death_of_King_John
gptkb:The_Merry_Wives_of_Windsor
gptkb:The_Passionate_Pilgrim
gptkb:The_Rape_of_Lucrece
gptkb:The_Two_Gentlemen_of_Verona
gptkb:Titus_Andronicus
gptkb:The_Life_of_King_Henry_VIII
gptkb:Cymbeline
gptkb:A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream
gptkb:Love's_Labour's_Lost
gptkb:The_Lover's_Complaint
gptkb:Sonnet_100
gptkb:Sonnet_45
gptkb:Sonnet_46
gptkb:Sonnet_47
gptkb:Sonnet_48
gptkb:Sonnet_49
gptkb:Sonnet_50
gptkb:Sonnet_51
gptkb:Sonnet_52
gptkb:Sonnet_53
gptkb:Sonnet_54
gptkb:Sonnet_56
gptkb:Sonnet_57
gptkb:Sonnet_58
gptkb:Sonnet_59
gptkb:Sonnet_60
gptkb:Sonnet_61
gptkb:Sonnet_62
gptkb:Sonnet_63
gptkb:Sonnet_64
gptkb:Sonnet_66
gptkb:Sonnet_67
gptkb:Sonnet_68
gptkb:Sonnet_69
gptkb:Sonnet_70
gptkb:Sonnet_71
gptkb:Sonnet_72
gptkb:Sonnet_74
gptkb:Sonnet_75
gptkb:Sonnet_76
gptkb:Sonnet_77
gptkb:Sonnet_78
gptkb:Sonnet_79
gptkb:Sonnet_81
gptkb:Sonnet_82
gptkb:Sonnet_83
gptkb:Sonnet_84
gptkb:Sonnet_85
gptkb:Sonnet_86
gptkb:Sonnet_87
gptkb:Sonnet_88
gptkb:Sonnet_89
gptkb:Sonnet_90
gptkb:Sonnet_91
gptkb:Sonnet_92
gptkb:Sonnet_93
gptkb:Sonnet_94
gptkb:Sonnet_95
gptkb:Sonnet_96
gptkb:Sonnet_97
gptkb:Sonnet_98
gptkb:Sonnet_99
Sonnets
154 sonnets
37 plays
The History of King John
The History of Troilus and Cressida
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Winston_Churchill
gptkb:British
gptkb:Maya_Angelou
gptkb:London
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:theater
gptkb:weapons
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3