Early years
Playwright Tennessee Williams is often referred to as the "American Shakespeare."
The Bard of Avon
The Sun or daystar as Shakespeare referred to it.
Shakespeare is often called the Bard of Avon.
Shakespeare was first mentioned as a London playwright in 1592, in a pamphlet by Robert Greene where he referred to Shakespeare as an "upstart crow."
No. Nobody calls it that.
I think you mean Caliban
Hamlet
No, it was published in 1580 when Shakespeare was 16, by Richard Jones. The tune was an immediate hit, and by 1602 Shakespeare referred to the tune in his play The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Obtunded
When tanned, animal skins are referred to as "hides".