We’re celebrating Shakespeare Day. What was William Shakespeare also known as?
A The Bard of Avon
B The Master of the Macabre
C The Good Gray Poet
Fact: William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, on April 23, 1564. He gave us iconic love stories, epic tragedies, and unforgettable insults like ‘Thou art a boil, a plague-sore’ in ‘King Lear’ and ‘I’ll beat thee, but I would infect my hands’ in ‘Timon of Athens.’ Even in death, he had a way with words—his epitaph warns against grave robbery, saying, ‘Blessed be the man that spares these stones, And cursed be he that moves my bones.’
Correct Answer: The Bard of Avon