Remebering William Shakespeare on his 400th Death Anniversary Friday April 23,2016

Born in 1564, and the earliest record of his writing dates from 1592

Wrote around 38 full plays including Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, King Lear and Macbeth

Words including "assassination", "addiction", "generous" and "bedroom" had their first recorded uses in his plays

Introduced phrases like "elbow room", "heart of gold" and "tower of strength" to the English language

Acted as well as wrote, and owned a share in the original Globe theatre

Died on 23 April 1616, aged 52

 

Royal Mail of British Issues Set of Stamps to Mark 400th Death Anniversary of William Shakespeare

Royal Mail of British on April 12,2016 honoured playwright William Shakespeare by issuing a set of special postage stamps to mark the 400th anniversary of his death. They will be sold at 8000 post offices across Britain.

It published ten first class stamps featuring famous phrases from the playwright’s repertoire to mark the impact of his writing on the present day.

The stamps are the latest of many commemoration items and events to remember Shakespeare who was born in 1564 to become an actor, poet and playwright as well as a businessman. Shakespeare is believed to have died on his birthday 23 April 1616 in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Famous lines from the plays of Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Julius Caesar, Much Ado About Nothing and Hamlet are included in the new collection, while a special postmark saying William Shakespeare 1564-1616 will appear on letters as part of the commemoration this week