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This collection brings together the Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Summary of the Book The Bard of Avon’s mastery of the English language is known to all. Readers have enjoyed his plays and poems throughout the centuries, learning from them even today. Shakespeare’s work has influenced many other works of literature, and some of his plays have sealed his name in the halls of history forever. Shakespeare’s plays and poems are a good example of the possibility of language, the power that words have over emotion. Theatres around the world continue to adapt these dramatic stories to this very day, performing them with just as much life and gusto as theatres in Shakespeare’s own time. This collection is a must have for every Shakespeare enthusiast, or if one is a beginner, this in an introduction for one and for all. About William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and writer. Best remembered for his plays, he is called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". Shakespeare's plays have been adapted into several movies, and they are enacted in theatres around the world even to this day, centuries after his death. His works came to the spotlight in the Nineteenth century and he was idolized by the Romantics. A prolific writer and poet, he is also known for his poems, mainly the Sonnets.