Key Shakespeare Facts

38 plays & 154 sonnets
2070 printed pages completed
More than 52 million results when you search "SHAKESPEARE" on Google
Used the word "Dog" or "Dogs" over 200 times in his works
27 Uranus Moons are named after Shakespeare characters
Over 3,000 words have been added to the English language due to Shakespeare's work
The play Macbeth is represented more than 6 times per day around the world
The amount paid for Shakespeare's First Folio (1623) was $6 million
William Shakespeare's 450th Birthday 23rd April 2014
A bloodthirsty Author
1. 13 suicides
  1. Rome0
  2. Juliet
  3. Macbeth
  4. Otello
  5. Brutus
2. 29 Assinations
3. His works detail over 60 deaths!
Most Popular Pieces
1. 1. Hamlet
2. 2. Macbeth
3. 3. Romeo & Juliet
4. 4. Othello
Weird Facts
1. When Shakespeare wrote his plays, women were not allowed to act so men played all characters
2. "The Comedy of Errors" is the shortest play and "Hamlet" is the longest
3. Was not credited with all his work, the play Cardenio has never been recorded
Famous Phrases
1. "All that glitters is not gold"
2. "A hood doesn't make the monk"
3. "My kingdom for a horse"

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