His writing. The English playwrite and poet William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. There is a fairly comprehensive article posted at Wikipedia, and a link is provided. Surf on over and skim it. Knowledge there is free.
He was known as England's national poet or the Bard of Avon. Today he is often known as the Common Bard.
Shakespeare is well known for the device of mistaken identity.
Shakespeare is known for his plays (both dramatic and comedic).
Shakespeare was not known for his ideas. He was known for his plays, which were indeed immediately popular.
After she married William Shakespeare, she was known as Anne Shakespeare.
Nowhere near. He was well-known in the London theatre crowd during his lifetime, but now he is known to everyone all over the world. Nobody was that famous back then.
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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.
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Nothing is known as "Shakespeare's Moat". Please add something in the comments section to indicate why you think that something is.
Shakespeare created over 3,000 words that are used in our everyday speech.
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