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There have been many great writers in the history of English literature, but there is no doubt about which writer was the greatest.
Many people consider William Shakespeare to have been the best writer who ever lived.
William Shakespeare was born in the town of Stratford, England, in the year 1564. When he was a young man, Shakespeare moved to the city of London, where he began writing plays.
His plays were soon very successful, and were enjoyed both by the common
people of London and also by the rich and famous.
In addition to his plays, Shakespeare wrote many short poems and a few longer poems.
Like his plays, these poems are still famous today.
Shakespeare’s most famous plays include Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, and Julius Caesar.
Usually, Shakespeare did not invent the stories that he told in his plays.
Instead, he wrote his plays using stories that already existed.
However, Shakespeare’s plays told these stories in a more interesting way than ever before.
Some of the stories were tragedies, some were comedies, and some described historical events.
In his plays, Shakespeare revealed a very wide knowledge of many areas of life.
The characters in his plays discuss many different topics, often with the knowledge of experts.
But what is even more impressive about these plays is Shakespeare’s use of the English language.
His vocabulary was very large, and Shakespeare seems to have introduced many words to the language!
Also, many of the phrases that are said by Shakespeare’s characters are now used in everyday conversation.
Today, writers often use quotations from Shakespeare’s plays in their own works.
But perhaps even the most impressive features of Shakespeare’s plays are the characters within them.
The many characters in his plays seem very different from each other, but they seem very realistic.
The emotions they feel, the words they say, and the actions they perform are all easily understood.
Many people who watch one of Shakespeare’s plays will find that they know people who remind them somewhat of the characters in those plays.
Shakespeare died in the year 1619, but his writings are still popular today, 400 years after they were written.
The poems and plays are greatly admired by experts in literature, but also by people in general.
Each year, hundreds of thousands of people enjoy attending performances of Shakespeare’s plays.
No other writer in the English language has remained so popular for such a long time.
Ada banyak penulis hebat dalam sejarah sastra Inggris, tetapi tidak ada keraguan tentang penulis mana yang terhebat. Banyak orang menganggap William Shakespeare sebagai penulis terbaik yang pernah hidup. William Shakespeare lahir di kota Stratford, Inggris, pada tahun 1564. Ketika dia masih muda, Shakespeare pindah ke kota London, tempat dia mulai menulis drama. Drama-dramanya segera menjadi sangat sukses, dan dinikmati oleh orang-orang biasa di London dan juga oleh orang-orang kaya dan terkenal. Selain drama-dramanya, Shakespeare menulis banyak puisi pendek dan beberapa puisi yang lebih panjang. Seperti drama-dramanya, puisi-puisi ini masih terkenal hingga saat ini. Drama Shakespeare yang paling terkenal termasuk Romeo dan Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, Raja Lear, Othello, dan Julius Caesar. Biasanya, Shakespeare tidak menciptakan cerita yang dia ceritakan dalam drama-dramanya. Sebaliknya, dia menulis drama-dramanya menggunakan cerita yang sudah ada. Namun, drama Shakespeare menceritakan kisah-kisah ini dengan cara yang lebih menarik dari sebelumnya. Beberapa cerita adalah tragedi, beberapa adalah komedi, dan beberapa menggambarkan peristiwa sejarah. Dalam drama-dramanya, Shakespeare mengungkapkan pengetahuan yang sangat luas tentang banyak bidang kehidupan. Karakter dalam drama-dramanya membahas banyak topik yang berbeda, seringkali dengan pengetahuan para ahli. Tetapi yang lebih mengesankan tentang drama-drama ini adalah penggunaan bahasa Inggris oleh Shakespeare. Kosakatanya sangat luas, dan Shakespeare tampaknya telah memperkenalkan banyak kata ke dalam bahasa tersebut! Juga, banyak frasa yang diucapkan oleh karakter Shakespeare sekarang digunakan dalam percakapan sehari-hari. Saat ini, penulis sering menggunakan kutipan dari drama Shakespeare dalam karya mereka sendiri. Tetapi mungkin bahkan fitur yang paling mengesankan dari drama Shakespeare adalah karakter di dalamnya. Banyak karakter dalam drama-dramanya tampak sangat berbeda satu sama lain, tetapi mereka tampak sangat realistis. Emosi yang mereka rasakan, kata-kata yang mereka ucapkan, dan tindakan yang mereka lakukan semuanya mudah dipahami. Banyak orang yang menonton salah satu drama Shakespeare akan menemukan bahwa mereka mengenal orang-orang yang mengingatkan mereka tentang karakter dalam drama tersebut. Shakespeare meninggal pada tahun 1619, tetapi tulisannya masih populer hingga saat ini, 400 tahun setelah ditulis. Puisi dan drama sangat dikagumi oleh para ahli sastra, tetapi juga oleh orang-orang pada umumnya. Setiap tahun, ratusan ribu orang menikmati menghadiri pertunjukan drama Shakespeare. Tidak ada penulis lain dalam bahasa Inggris yang tetap begitu populer untuk waktu yang lama.