April 23 is the 405th death anniversary of the world’s pre-eminent dramatist, William Shakespeare.
William Shakespeare, who was born in 1564 at Stratford, England, was an English poet, playwright and actor, commonly regarded as the finest master of the English language and the world’s greatest dramatist.
Shakespeare’s gift to English literature cannot be underestimated. He contributed thousands of words to the English language, many of which have found their way into modern common usage. He changed verbs to adjectives, nouns into verbs, added prefixes and suffixes and much more.
Much of his works are studied in schools as part of the curriculum. The most popular Shakespeare plays include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Henry V.
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