There is something about Shakespeare that even the most brilliant writers of today’s times are unable to match. William Shakespeare will always remain a supreme name in the world of English literature.

Shakespeare was buried in the Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon. He put a curse on anyone daring to move his body from that final resting place. His epitaph was:

Good friend for Jesus’ sake forbear,
To dig the dust enclosed here:
Blest be the man that spares these stones,
And curst be he that moves my bones.

The only mention that Shakespeare specifically makes of his wife in his Last Will and testament was to leave her his “second best bed”.

400 years after his death, there were 15 million pages of him on Google. In comparison, there are 135 million for God, 2.7 million for Elvis Presley, and 14.7 million for George Bush.

Shakespeare’s true son, Hamnet, was only 11 years old when he died, a victim of the plague. The two daughters lived to a very old age by Elizabethan standards. Susanna was 66 when she died in 1649; Judith was 77 when she died in 1662.

William Shakespeare became so prosperous that, according to William-shakespeare.info, he purchased a100 acre farm, some London houses, Stratford real estate and tithes, and a second theatre, the Blackfriars Gatehouse.

Macbeth is thought to be one of the most produced plays ever, with a performance beginning somewhere in the world every four hours!