- I was watching a Bollywood movie, and the Indian grandmother in the film quoted Shakespeare.
- I was watching an American movie about life in da hood, and one of the thugs' girlfriends quoted Shakespeare.
- Some people practically worship William Shakespeare as if he’s some sort of bard god.
- Others don’t even want to give him credit for the works that have been credited to him as his original writings. They say someone else wrote the plays and poems, but he took credit for them.
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Just for grins, here is some interesting trivia about William Shakespeare:
Shakespeare’s name had 80+ spellings — Surviving documents show his surname written in dozens of forms, including Shappere, Shaxberd, and even his own signatures like Willm Shakspere and Willm Shakp.
He introduced nearly 3,000 English words — The Oxford English Dictionary credits him with adding almost 3,000 new words to the language, contributing to an estimated personal vocabulary of 17,000–29,000 words.
His skull may have been stolen — A 2016 archaeological investigation suggests grave robbers likely removed Shakespeare’s skull from his shallow grave in Stratford-upon-Avon.
He never actually left England — Despite setting many plays abroad (Italy, Denmark, France), evidence indicates he never traveled outside England.
He wrote his own grave curse — His epitaph warns: “Curst be he that moves my bones,” likely written to prevent church officials from relocating his remains.
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Learn more:
20 Facts That You Don’t Know about William Shakespeare.
20 Surprising Facts You Didn’t Know About WilliamShakespeare. | HistorySnob
William Shakespeare - Plays, Biography & Poems. | HISTORY.com Editors
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