Top 7 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare

By Anshika Verma10, Sep 2024 02:25 PMjagranjosh.com

England poet

William Shakespeare is popularly known as England’s national poet as well as the Bard of Avon.

Bad at spellings

William was extremely bad at spellings. He could not even write his name correctly.

Brilliant businessman

William Shakespeare acquired a lot of wealth and reputation as he was a brilliant businessman.

Died on birthday

William Shakespeare took his last breath on his birthday 23 April, 1661 at the age of 52 years.

Break the ice

Shakespeare’s phrase have been adopted by the English language. One of the most common example is ‘Break the ice.’

Holy trinity church

William Sahkespear was burried in the chancel of the Holy Trinity Church two days after his death.

To be an actor

Shakespear wanted to become an actor initially and he moved to London also to try his hand in acting.

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