2. Over 36 plays Over 150 poems Not a University Graduate Some critics think that he was not actually the one who wrote his plays Started out as an actor, then began writing his own plays

7.  An “iamb” is a weak word or syllable followed by a strong word or syllable (da-DUM).  The weak/strong pair is called a foot. Five feet make up a line. “Infected be the air whereon they ride: And damn’d be them that trust them! I did hear” --Macbeth

8.  14 lines of iambic pentameter  Each line has 10 syllables  Follows a strict rhyme scheme:  abab – cdcd – efef - gg