Definition for Shakespeare, William
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Shakespeare, William (1564? to 1616?): Playwright and poet, considered by many to be the greatest writer in history. Little is known of the writer to whose work the Shakespeare name has been applied. Modern scholars debate whether the Shakespeare of Stratford upon Avon, who was apparently an illiterate merchant, actually wrote the works attributed to him; some believe the author of Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, and scores of other works was Francis Bacon, while some evidence points to Edward de Vere. Presumably, this speculation is prompted by views like Ben Jonson, who accused him of “small Latin and less Greek.”
