Meet William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, who turned ink into magic and quills into wands. Born in 1564, this Stratford-upon-Avon native penned 39 plays, 154 sonnets, and two long narrative poems, all while inventing over 1700 words! From star-crossed lovers to power-hungry kings, his characters have danced across stages for centuries, making us laugh, cry, and question the world around us. Shakespeare: the man, the myth, the legend, who made "all the world a stage" and left us forever asking, "To be or not to be?"