Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was a poet and playwright living in London, England, in the Real World in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. He was also known as "The Bard of Avon", or simply "The Bard".

His plays include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's Dream. All of Shakespeare's work is considered to be great literature, and many agents will become very, very angry if an author does not show him the proper respect. Unfortunately, Shakespeare's work is no longer under copyright protection, and thus anyone is free to reinterpret his work as they like. The nice person with the flamethrower recommends that you do not take this as permission to do something stupid.