William shakespeare was an english playwright, poet and actor. Shakespeare’s plays include macbeth, romeo and juliet and the tempest. Shakespeare was born in. this is a good question, and a lot of people wonder why it is shakespeare that is so well celebrated over his fellow playwrights. In this episode we look at lots of reasons why this. michael rosen and actor hadley fraser discuss what makes shakespeare so special on location at the old vic in bristol. A look at the work of william shakespeare, his fellow. So how…