William Shakespeare began his career as an actor, writer, and part owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlainâ (TM)s Men, later known as Kingâ (TM)s Men, in London. Often regarded as the â ~Bard of Avonâ (TM) he is one of the worldâ (TM)s pre-eminent dramatists. Most of his known works have been produced between 1589 and 1613. His plays demonstrate the expansiveness of his imagination and the extent of his learning. Shakespeare introduced prose comedy in the histories of the late 1590sâ "Henry IV, Part I and Part II, and Henry Vâ "after the lyrical Richard II. Julius Caesar introduced a new kind of drama. Shakespeareâ (TM)s sequence of great comedies continue with Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, and Twelfth Night. Until about 1608, he mainly wrote tragedies including Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth. Antony and Cleopatra and Coriolanusâ "his last major tragedies, contain some of his finest poetry. A true genius, Shakespeareâ (TM)s popular characters and plots are studied, performed, reinterpreted, and discussed till today.
