William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the most famous writer and poet of the English language and the world's excellent dramatist．He was born in England in 1564 and died in 1616．The works he left behind are made up of 38 plays，154 sonnets （a poem that must be 14 lines long and have a particular style），2 long narrative poems，and many other poems．

However，Willian Shakespeare is most famous for his plays which have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other dramatist．Some of his well﹣known plays include A Midsummer Night's Dream，The Merchant of Venice，Hamlet，Romeo and Juliet，King Lear，Macbeth，and The Tempest．

All of his works remain popular with most of the people who enjoy reading classical English．University students who study English usually have to study at least one of Shakespeare's plays．

Shakespeare was born to a wealthy English family and went to a good school．He married a 26﹣year﹣old woman when he was only 18．Between 1585 and 1592，he began his successful career in London as an actor，a dramatist．It was in London that he wrote most of his plays．Although he was well known in his own day，he was not as famous as he is today．

After William Shakespeare's death，his fame continued to grow until he was considered to be the best poet and writer of his time，a status that he still retains（保持）today．

96．The word"sonnet"in paragraph one means　　 in Chinese．

97．The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare's　　．

98．Between 1585 and 1592，Shakespeare worte　　 in London．

99．Shakespeare is not only a great writer and poet but also　　．

100．The passage mainly talks about　　 of Willian Shakespeare．