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Analysis of the life of William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare has aroused much curiosity in many. This is natural since he is considered the greatest figure in English literature. William Shakespeare, in terms of life and work, is the most written about author in the history of Western civilization. His works include 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and 2 narrative epics, the first of which was published after his death in 1623 by two of Shakespeare's acting companions, John Heminges and Henry Condell. Since then, Shakespeare's works have been studied, analyzed, and appreciated as some of the best works of art in the English language. In his day, Shakespeare was London's most popular playwright. As time goes by, his intelligence surpasses everyone else his age; Jonson, Marlowe, Kyd, Greene, Dekker, Heywood: none had the skill or kindness of character. He was a master at writing poetry and did it well. He created the liveliest characters of the Elizabethan stage. His use of language, both high and low, shows remarkable enjoyment and insight. Its themes suit all generations even today. He was born in Stratford-on-Avon on 23 April 1564. Shakespeare never attended university and was thought to have studied at a local school in Stratford. The purpose of this minor school was to prepare students for the hard work of classical high school. No history, geography, music, crafts or physical training were taught. It is clear without a doubt that William took something from the Latin texts he read in school. He loved Ovid and was delighted when towards the end of the century Francis Meres wrote: 'As the soul of Euphorbus was believed to live in Pythagoras: so the sweet and witty soul of Ovis lives in the mellifluous and... middle of the paper... it is also said to be autobiographical in nature but not personal in nature. Another group of critics argues that the sonnets were imaginary: a Shakespeare novel of friendship and love told badly and secretly by someone fictional. The tone is platonic and is full of symbolism and hyperbole. Shakespeare achieved much recognition in his time, but in the 17th century poets and authors began to consider him the all-time supreme playwright and poet of the English language. In fact, even today, no one can match his works or perform as well as him. No other play has been performed as many times as Shakespeare's. Several theater critics try to focus on Shakespeare's language and extract passages from the literary text to make it their own, giving life to various characters, poets, authors, psychoanalysts, psychologists and philosophers.