During his time, Shakespeare was the world's greatest playwright. People travelled from far away places just to see his plays - including kings, queens, princesses and princes.
Today he is still regarded one of the most well known and most popular playwrights of all time.
Shakespeare is well known for the device of mistaken identity.
The English renaissance, not British. Yes Shakespeare was the best known author of that period.
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he was a very well-known poet
He was very well known because he wrote many famous plays and he was also an actor.
William Shakespeare is known for the English or Shakespearean Sonnet.
Dramatic irony
The well-known author with those letters in his name is Stephen King.
Shakespeare was known back then for his amazing skill at writting sonnets.
He was a famous playwright, as well as an actor. He wrote MANY successful plays and poems.
Not a lot is known about Shakespeare's personality. Although his works are exceptionally well known, the man behind them is a bit mysterious. Most of what is written about his is mostly speculation.
William Shakespeare is well-known for his career as a playwright, which was part of his overall career in theatre, where he was also an actor and businessman.