精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English poet, dramatist, and actor, considered by many to be the greatest dramatist of all time. Some of Shakespeares plays, such as Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet, are among the most famous literary works of the world. However, his early works did not match the artistic quality of Marlowes dramas. Ben Jonson (1572-1637), another contemporary playwright, wrote that Shakespeares wit was in his own power; would the rule of it had been so too.
