William Shakespeare Nationality - English  Lifespan - 1564 - 1616 (See below for the mystery surrounding Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe - the 'Shakespeare Identity Problem') Father - John Shakespeare, Merchant and Bailiff and Justice of the Peace Stratford-upon-Avon Educated - Grammar School (Kings New School) Career - Poet, playwright, dramatist and actor  First Published - 1593  Famous Poems by Full Fathom Five Thy Father Lies Sonnet 2 - When forty winters shall besiege thy brow  Sonnet 18 - Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Sonnet 29 - When in disgrace with fortune Sonnet 126 - O thou my lovely boy Sonnet 130 - My Mistress eyes Sonnet 133 - Beshrew that heart Sonnet 137 - Thou blind fool love Sonnet 142 - Love is my sin Sonnet 147 - My love is as a fever Venus and Adonis

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