SALT LAKE CITY — William Shakespeare was born 455 years ago today, or so historians believe. April 23 is also the 403rd anniversary of his death.
Social media users around the globe have flocked together to celebrate the great playwright, poet and Bard of Avon on his birth and death day.
Happy Birthday Shakespeare! pic.twitter.com/4WCmpMMgvx
— The RSC (@TheRSC) April 23, 2019
Here are a few of the best tweets celebrating the bard’s day.
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
— Poets.org (@POETSorg) April 23, 2019
—William Shakespeare, born #OTD in 1564https://t.co/wjGMAW9kIC pic.twitter.com/MP4KWThVwp
🎭🎉 Happy birthday, Shakespeare. pic.twitter.com/A12qINrlnQ
— The YUNiversity (@The_YUNiversity) April 23, 2019
Happy birthday William Shakespeare! Our #WordOfTheDay is bardolatry!
— Dictionary.com (@Dictionarycom) April 23, 2019
To thine own word-loving self be true: https://t.co/reb0Q75HMu pic.twitter.com/tN6pBZAdJv
It’s William Shakespeare’s Birthday! A great reason to celebrate the bard’s contribution s to the English language #Shakespearesbirthday pic.twitter.com/cFelJUkUxr
— Ben Jones (@SoDakHistorian) April 23, 2019
Shakespeare died 403 years ago today.
— Hillary Monahan (@HillaryMonahan) April 23, 2019
In celebration of his life, I will go yell at the skull of an old friend and consult with witches on a mountainside.
Here is @sixteenthCgirl's estimation of how #Shakespeare would have looked if he'd been living in 2013: pic.twitter.com/xZDRzeyVhI
— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) April 23, 2019
William Shakespeare, England's most famous writer, died on this day in 1616
— Historic England (@HistoricEngland) April 23, 2019
He is believed to have been born in this house on the same day in 1564https://t.co/5yopJslGwT pic.twitter.com/1ak8Ci0vCJ
HAMLET pic.twitter.com/wvp9N2z4vx
— rachel (@recitrachel) April 23, 2019
Shakespeare was likely born #onthisday in 1564 – he also died on this day in 1616 📜🎭
— British Museum (@britishmuseum) April 23, 2019
This engraving was first made for the First Folio, published in 1623 – it may be one of the earliest portraits of the Bard https://t.co/NNpi0sr37T #ShakespeareDay pic.twitter.com/ekiL2ZyxQF
16 phrases you use without realising you’re quoting Shakespeare. Can you work them all out? Bonus points if you can name the play they originated from! #shakespearesbirthday pic.twitter.com/steq9luWqf
— & Juliet UK (@julietmusical) April 23, 2019
Will's words. It's estimated that Shakespeare contributed 1,700 words or phrases to the modern English language. How many of these do you recognise?
— GREAT Britain and Northern Ireland Campaign (@GREATBritain) April 23, 2019
Foregone conclusion.
Good riddance.
Mum's the word.
Break the ice.
A wild goose chase.#Shakespearesbirthday #CultureIsGREAT pic.twitter.com/DN3F4OImDI
“To be or not to be...”
— Dr Anna Clark (@DrAnnaClark) April 23, 2019
Which Shakespeare plays are most quoted?#ShakespeareDay@JSTOR Labs @FolgerLibrary pic.twitter.com/zV30KwHGHD