William Shakespeare: - He was an English dramatist and poet of the sixteenth century. - William Shakespeare was born on 23 April 1564 AD at Stratford Avon - Shakespeare died on 23 April 1616 AD.. - Shakespeare wrote a total of 37 plays and 154 sonnets.
• William Shakespeare's famous tragedies are: - Romeo and Juliet - Julius Caesar - Othello - King Lear - Macbeth etc
• William Shakespeare's comedies: - Measure for Measure (Dark Comedy) - As You like It - Twelfth Night - The Tempest - The Winter's Tales etc
Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr M Mofizar Rahman.