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1
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where he’s from

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Stratford-Upon Avon and London

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2
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shakespeare’s wife

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Anne Hathaway

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3
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number of plays he wrote

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38

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4
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number of sonnets he wrote

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154

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5
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iambic pentameter

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5 iams (each iams are 2 syllables)

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6
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born

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1564

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7
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died

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1616

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8
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english period he wrote in

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early modern English

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9
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number of rules in early modern english

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3,500

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10
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percent difference between early modern english and modern

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15%

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11
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types of plays he wrote

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tragedies, comedies, histories

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