William Shakespeare - the Genius of the century.

In April Englishmen celebrate the birth of William Shakespeare. The greatest of English writers was born at Stratford-on-Avon in 1564. The exact day of his birth is unknown, but scholars have assumed he was born on 23d of April. This also is the day of his death.

This year, the 400th anniversary of the playwright's death, celebrations will commence in the United Kingdom and across the world to honour Shakespeare and his work.

 He was  an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in England and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon".

Shakespeare wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems.His the most famous plays are the four great tragedies - Othello, Macbeth, Hamlet and King Lear.  William also wrote several historycal plays. Eight of these plays were about English kings, including Richard II, Henry and Richard III. He also wrote comedies, such as A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night. Thanks his works he is the Third the most translated author of the world.

 Shakespeare was the enemy of medival ideas, religious, fanatism, race discrimination, in his works he affirms the principle of equality, the equal moral value of people of all classes and all races.

William Shakespeare was born more than four hundred years ago; but his plays are still performed for many years to come. Scholars in different countries continue to study them, and each generation makes new discoveries.