1564-1616,
English dramatist and poet. Many of
Shakespeare's plays are still being produced today. The
quotation mentioned in the text, "To be or not to be, that is the question," is from
Hamlet,
Act III,
Scene 1.
-Webster's Biographical Dictionary (1564-1616)
English poet and dramatist of the Elizabethan
period (1558-1603), the most widely known author in all
English literature. 280 GLOSSARY