William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died in 1616. He was an English poet, dramatist, and actor. He is thought of as the greatest dramatist of all time. "During [his] lifetime, his plays were mentioned and imitated as often as those of any of his contemporaries" (Neilson & Thorndike). Shakespeare's sonnets were published in 1609, and he wrote a total of 154 sonnets. All of his sonnets have some relation to people he knew. The identities of …showed first 75 words of 1119 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1119 total…avlr&srchtp=eol&c=1&ste> Neilson, William Allan, and Ashley Horace Thorndike. The Facts About Shakespeare. <Tab/> <Tab/>New York: The Macmillan Company, 1961. Woolway, Joanne. "An overview of "Sonnet 130." Alabama Virtual Library. 13 March <Tab/>2004.<http://galegroup.com/servlet/LitRC?vrsn=3&locID=avlr&srchtp=eol&c>