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	'''William Shakespeare''' (1564 – 1616) was an [[England\|English]] poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon".		'''William Shakespeare''' (1564 – 1616) was an [[England\|English]] poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon".
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	==Biography ==		==Biography ==
	===Pre-birth===		===Pre-birth===
	William Shakespeare was cryptically mentioned by the prophecy-telling pig, [[Matilda]] in 870s [[Canterbury]]. The prophecy was witnessed by the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] under the influence of hallucinogenics. The so-called prophecy referred to him as the "''river's swan''" and to his {{Wiki\|John Shakespeare\|father}} as the "''gloved hand''". The prophecy also noted his talent for weaving words and made reference to the {{Wiki\|Iambic pentameter}}, a type of {{Wiki\|Line (poetry)\|metric line}} commonly used in English poetry.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Pig of Prophecy]]</ref>		William Shakespeare was cryptically mentioned by the prophecy-telling pig, [[Matilda]], in 870s [[Canterbury]]. The prophecy was witnessed by the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] under the influence of hallucinogenics. The so-called prophecy referred to him as the "''river's swan''" and to his {{Wiki\|John Shakespeare\|father}} as the "''gloved hand''". The prophecy also noted his talent for weaving words and made reference to the {{Wiki\|Iambic pentameter}}, a type of {{Wiki\|Line (poetry)\|metric line}} commonly used in English poetry.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Pig of Prophecy]]</ref>

	===Life and death===		===Life and death===
	William was born in {{Wiki\|Stratford-upon-Avon}} to John Shakespeare, an [[ealdorman\|alderman]] and a successful glove-maker, and {{Wiki\|Mary Shakespeare\|Mary Arden}}. He was later baptized on 26 April 1564 shortly afterward. At 18, Shakespeare married the 26-year-old {{Wiki\|Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare's wife)\|Anne Hathaway}}.<ref name="WP">{{WP\|William Shakespeare}}</ref>		William was born in {{Wiki\|Stratford-upon-Avon}} to John Shakespeare, an [[ealdorman\|alderman]] and a successful glove-maker, and {{Wiki\|Mary Shakespeare\|Mary Arden}}. He was later baptized on 26 April 1564 shortly afterward. At 18, Shakespeare married the 26-year-old {{Wiki\|Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare's wife)\|Anne Hathaway}}.<ref name="WP">{{WP\|William Shakespeare}}</ref>

	During his lifetime, Shakespeare wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets.<ref name="Who's In Your Blood">[[Who's In Your Blood?]]</ref> Among his plays, he wrote ''{{Wiki\|The Merchant of Venice}}''<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: St. Bartholomew's Hospital]]</ref> and ''{{Wiki\|A Midsummer Night's Dream}}''.<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[DATA-DUMP S00.S02]]</ref> The former featured a Jewish villain partially inspired by the execution of [[Roderigo Lopez]], Queen [[Elizabeth I of England\|Elizabeth I]]'s Jewish chief physician who was hanged, drawn, and quartered in 1594 for attempting to poison her.<ref name="ACS" />		During his lifetime, Shakespeare wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets.<ref name="Who's In Your Blood">''[[Who's In Your Blood?]]''</ref> Among his plays, he wrote ''{{Wiki\|The Merchant of Venice}}''<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: St. Bartholomew's Hospital]]</ref> and ''{{Wiki\|A Midsummer Night's Dream}}''.<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[DATA-DUMP S00.S02]]</ref> The former featured a Jewish villain partially inspired by the execution of [[Roderigo Lopez]], Queen [[Elizabeth I of England\|Elizabeth I]]'s Jewish chief physician who was hanged, drawn, and quartered in 1594 for attempting to poison her.<ref name="ACS" />

	In 1603, [[John Dee]], Queen Elizabeth's former consultant, attended a performance of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' at the {{Wiki\|Globe Theatre}} in [[London]]. The following year, he sent a letter to [[Elizabeth Jane Weston]], recommending her to watch it, saying that he thought she would "find the subject matter of this play prevalent to [her] liking." Elizabeth and her husband, [[Johannes Leo]], would subsequently attend a performance of the play at {{Wiki\|Vladislav Hall}} in [[Prague]].<ref name="ACPL" />		In 1603, [[John Dee]], Queen Elizabeth's former consultant, attended a performance of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' at the {{Wiki\|Globe Theatre}} in [[London]]. The following year, he sent a letter to [[Elizabeth Jane Weston]], recommending her to watch it, saying that he thought she would "find the subject matter of this play prevalent to [her] liking." Elizabeth and her husband, [[Johannes Leo]], would subsequently attend a performance of the play at {{Wiki\|Vladislav Hall}} in [[Prague]].<ref name="ACPL" />
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	In addition to his plays and sonnets, Shakespeare also contributed hundreds of new words into the English language.<ref name="Who's In Your Blood" />		In addition to his plays and sonnets, Shakespeare also contributed hundreds of new words into the English language.<ref name="Who's In Your Blood" />

	In 1852, the [[British Army]] ~~Private~~ [[Sawyer Halford]] had made a habit of reciting excerpts of Shakespeare's works when he could not sleep. While aboard ~~the~~ [[HMS Birkenhead\|HMS ''Birkenhead'']] as it sailed in stormy seas towards the {{Wiki\|Xhosa people\|Xhosa Kingdom}}, Halford quoted a soliloquy by {{Wiki\|John of Gaunt}} from the 1595 play ''{{Wiki\|Richard II (play)\|Richard II}}''. When Lance Corporal [[Simeon Price]] mistook his recitation for panicked prayers, Halford clarified the matter and revealed his custom to his superior officer.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' – Prologue</ref>		By 1852, the [[British Army]] private [[Sawyer Halford]] had made a habit of reciting excerpts of Shakespeare's works when he could not sleep. While aboard [[HMS Birkenhead\|HMS ''Birkenhead'']] as it sailed in stormy seas towards the {{Wiki\|Xhosa people\|Xhosa Kingdom}}, Halford quoted a soliloquy by {{Wiki\|John of Gaunt}} from the 1595 play ''{{Wiki\|Richard II (play)\|Richard II}}''. When Lance Corporal [[Simeon Price]] mistook his recitation for panicked prayers, Halford clarified the matter and revealed his custom to his superior officer.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' – Prologue</ref>

	In 2012, one of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]]'s repressed [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] experienced by [[Desmond Miles]] in the [[Animus\|Animus 2.0]], was named after ~~the~~ Shakespeare's 1598 play ''{{Wiki\|Love's Labour's Lost}}''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Love's Labour's Lost]]</ref> Later that year, within the database entry for [[Oak Island]] on the Animus 3.0, [[Shaun Hastings]] claimed that [[Francis Bacon]] had used [[William Kidd]]'s "Money Pit" to store the original documents proving that he wrote the works of William Shakespeare, although Shaun quickly admitted that it was not true.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Oak Island]]</ref>		In 2012, one of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]]'s repressed [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] experienced by [[Desmond Miles]] in the [[Animus\|Animus 2.0]] was named after Shakespeare's 1598 play ''{{Wiki\|Love's Labour's Lost}}''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Love's Labour's Lost]]</ref> Later that year, within the database entry for [[Oak Island]] in the Animus 3.0, [[Shaun Hastings]] claimed that [[Francis Bacon]] had used [[William Kidd]]'s "Money Pit" to store the original documents proving that he wrote the works of William Shakespeare, although Shaun quickly admitted that it was not true.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Oak Island]]</ref>

	In 2015, during the [[Helix Initiate]]'s session of [[Jacob Frye]]~~'s genetic memory~~, one such memory was named in reference to Shakespeare's 1600 play ''{{Wiki\|Much Ado About Nothing}}''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – [[The Last Maharaja]]'' – [[Much Ado About Drinking]]</ref>		In 2015, during the [[Helix Initiate]]'s session exploring the genetic memories of [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]], one such memory was named in reference to Shakespeare's 1600 play ''{{Wiki\|Much Ado About Nothing}}''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]] – [[The Last Maharaja]]'' – [[Much Ado About Drinking]]</ref>

	In 2020, Shaun, [[Rebecca Crane]], and [[Layla Hassan]] were staying at a cabin in {{Wiki\|New England}} as Layla explored Eivor Varinsdottir's genetic memories. In a note left on the cabin's inner walls, Shaun joked that Shakespeare had missed a chance to write a play about King [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] of [[Wessex]]'s campaigns against the [[Viking expansion\|invading]] Vikings, and parodied the first lines of the opening soliloquy in the 1592 play ''{{Wiki\|Richard III (play)\|Richard III}}'' said by the {{Wiki\|Richard III of England\|titular character}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files#Physical notes\|Layla Hassan's personal files]]: King Aelfred</ref>		In 2020, Shaun, [[Rebecca Crane]], and [[Layla Hassan]] were staying at a cabin in {{Wiki\|New England}} as Layla explored Eivor Varinsdottir's genetic memories. In a note left on the cabin's inner walls, Shaun joked that Shakespeare had missed a chance to write a play about King [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] of [[Wessex]]'s campaigns against the [[Viking expansion\|invading]] Vikings, and parodied the first lines of the opening soliloquy in the 1592 play ''{{Wiki\|Richard III (play)\|Richard III}}'' said by the {{Wiki\|Richard III of England\|titular character}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files#Physical notes\|Layla Hassan's personal files]]: King Aelfred</ref>

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	===Life and death===		===Life and death===
	William was born in {{Wiki\|Stratford-upon-Avon}} to John Shakespeare, an [[ealdorman\|alderman]] and a successful glove-maker, and {{Wiki\|Mary Arden}}. He was later baptized on 26 April 1564 shortly afterward. At 18, Shakespeare married the 26-year-old {{Wiki\|Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare's wife)\|Anne Hathaway}}.<ref name="WP">{{WP\|William Shakespeare}}</ref>		William was born in {{Wiki\|Stratford-upon-Avon}} to John Shakespeare, an [[ealdorman\|alderman]] and a successful glove-maker, and {{Wiki\|Mary Shakespeare\|Mary Arden}}. He was later baptized on 26 April 1564 shortly afterward. At 18, Shakespeare married the 26-year-old {{Wiki\|Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare's wife)\|Anne Hathaway}}.<ref name="WP">{{WP\|William Shakespeare}}</ref>

	During his lifetime, Shakespeare wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets.<ref name="Who's In Your Blood">[[Who's In Your Blood?]]</ref> Among his plays, he wrote ''{{Wiki\|The Merchant of Venice}}''<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: St. Bartholomew's Hospital]]</ref> and ''{{Wiki\|A Midsummer Night's Dream}}''.<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[DATA-DUMP S00.S02]]</ref> The former featured a Jewish villain partially inspired by the execution of [[Roderigo Lopez]], Queen [[Elizabeth I of England\|Elizabeth I]]'s Jewish chief physician who was hanged, drawn, and quartered in 1594 for attempting to poison her.<ref name="ACS" />		During his lifetime, Shakespeare wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets.<ref name="Who's In Your Blood">[[Who's In Your Blood?]]</ref> Among his plays, he wrote ''{{Wiki\|The Merchant of Venice}}''<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: St. Bartholomew's Hospital]]</ref> and ''{{Wiki\|A Midsummer Night's Dream}}''.<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[DATA-DUMP S00.S02]]</ref> The former featured a Jewish villain partially inspired by the execution of [[Roderigo Lopez]], Queen [[Elizabeth I of England\|Elizabeth I]]'s Jewish chief physician who was hanged, drawn, and quartered in 1594 for attempting to poison her.<ref name="ACS" />

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	In 2015, during the [[Helix Initiate]]'s session of [[Jacob Frye]]'s genetic memory, one such memory was named in reference to Shakespeare's 1600 play ''{{Wiki\|Much Ado About Nothing}}''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – [[The Last Maharaja]]'' – [[Much Ado About Drinking]]</ref>		In 2015, during the [[Helix Initiate]]'s session of [[Jacob Frye]]'s genetic memory, one such memory was named in reference to Shakespeare's 1600 play ''{{Wiki\|Much Ado About Nothing}}''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – [[The Last Maharaja]]'' – [[Much Ado About Drinking]]</ref>

	In 2020, Shaun, [[Rebecca Crane]], and [[Layla Hassan]] were staying at a cabin in {{Wiki\|New England}} as Layla explored Eivor Varinsdottir's genetic memories. In a note left on the cabin's inner walls, Shaun joked that Shakespeare had missed a chance to write a play about King [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] of [[Wessex]]'s campaigns against the [[Viking expansion\|invading]] Vikings, and parodied the first lines of the opening soliloquy in the 1592 play ''{{Wiki\|Richard III (play)\|Richard III}}'' said by the {{Wiki\|Richard III of England\|titular character}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[~~Shaun~~'s notes]]: King Aelfred</ref>		In 2020, Shaun, [[Rebecca Crane]], and [[Layla Hassan]] were staying at a cabin in {{Wiki\|New England}} as Layla explored Eivor Varinsdottir's genetic memories. In a note left on the cabin's inner walls, Shaun joked that Shakespeare had missed a chance to write a play about King [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] of [[Wessex]]'s campaigns against the [[Viking expansion\|invading]] Vikings, and parodied the first lines of the opening soliloquy in the 1592 play ''{{Wiki\|Richard III (play)\|Richard III}}'' said by the {{Wiki\|Richard III of England\|titular character}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files#Physical notes\|Layla Hassan's personal files]]: King Aelfred</ref>

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	In 2012, one of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]]'s repressed [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] experienced by [[Desmond Miles]] in the [[Animus\|Animus 2.0]], was named after the Shakespeare's 1598 play ''{{Wiki\|Love's Labour's Lost}}''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Love's Labour's Lost]]</ref> Later that year, within the database entry for [[Oak Island]] on the Animus 3.0, [[Shaun Hastings]] claimed that [[Francis Bacon]] had used [[William Kidd]]'s "Money Pit" to store the original documents proving that he wrote the works of William Shakespeare, although Shaun quickly admitted that it was not true.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Oak Island]]</ref>		In 2012, one of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]]'s repressed [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] experienced by [[Desmond Miles]] in the [[Animus\|Animus 2.0]], was named after the Shakespeare's 1598 play ''{{Wiki\|Love's Labour's Lost}}''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Love's Labour's Lost]]</ref> Later that year, within the database entry for [[Oak Island]] on the Animus 3.0, [[Shaun Hastings]] claimed that [[Francis Bacon]] had used [[William Kidd]]'s "Money Pit" to store the original documents proving that he wrote the works of William Shakespeare, although Shaun quickly admitted that it was not true.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Oak Island]]</ref>

	In 2015, during the [[Helix Initiate]]'s session of [[Jacob Frye]]'s genetic memory, one such memory was named in reference to Shakespeare's 1600 play ''{{Wiki\|Much Ado About Nothing}}''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]] – [[The Last Maharaja]]'' – [[Much Ado About Drinking]]</ref>		In 2015, during the [[Helix Initiate]]'s session of [[Jacob Frye]]'s genetic memory, one such memory was named in reference to Shakespeare's 1600 play ''{{Wiki\|Much Ado About Nothing}}''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – [[The Last Maharaja]]'' – [[Much Ado About Drinking]]</ref>

	In 2020, Shaun, [[Rebecca Crane]], and [[Layla Hassan]] were staying at a cabin in {{Wiki\|New England}} as Layla explored Eivor Varinsdottir's genetic memories. In a note left on the cabin's inner walls, Shaun joked that Shakespeare had missed a chance to write a play about King [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] of [[Wessex]]'s campaigns against the [[Viking expansion\|invading]] Vikings, and parodied the first lines of the opening soliloquy in the 1592 play ''{{Wiki\|Richard III (play)\|Richard III}}'' said by the {{Wiki\|Richard III of England\|titular character}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Shaun's notes]]: King Aelfred</ref>		In 2020, Shaun, [[Rebecca Crane]], and [[Layla Hassan]] were staying at a cabin in {{Wiki\|New England}} as Layla explored Eivor Varinsdottir's genetic memories. In a note left on the cabin's inner walls, Shaun joked that Shakespeare had missed a chance to write a play about King [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] of [[Wessex]]'s campaigns against the [[Viking expansion\|invading]] Vikings, and parodied the first lines of the opening soliloquy in the 1592 play ''{{Wiki\|Richard III (play)\|Richard III}}'' said by the {{Wiki\|Richard III of England\|titular character}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Shaun's notes]]: King Aelfred</ref>
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	In 2012, one of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]]'s repressed [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] experienced by [[Desmond Miles]] in the [[Animus\|Animus 2.0]], was named after the Shakespeare's 1598 play ''{{Wiki\|Love's Labour's Lost}}''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Love's Labour's Lost]]</ref> Later that year, within the database entry for [[Oak Island]] on the Animus 3.0, [[Shaun Hastings]] claimed that [[Francis Bacon]] had used [[William Kidd]]'s "Money Pit" to store the original documents proving that he wrote the works of William Shakespeare, although Shaun quickly admitted that it was not true.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Oak Island]]</ref>		In 2012, one of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]]'s repressed [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] experienced by [[Desmond Miles]] in the [[Animus\|Animus 2.0]], was named after the Shakespeare's 1598 play ''{{Wiki\|Love's Labour's Lost}}''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Love's Labour's Lost]]</ref> Later that year, within the database entry for [[Oak Island]] on the Animus 3.0, [[Shaun Hastings]] claimed that [[Francis Bacon]] had used [[William Kidd]]'s "Money Pit" to store the original documents proving that he wrote the works of William Shakespeare, although Shaun quickly admitted that it was not true.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Oak Island]]</ref>

	In 2015, during a [[Helix Initiate]]'s session of [[Jacob Frye]]'s genetic memory, one such memory was named in reference to Shakespeare's 1600 play ''{{Wiki\|Much Ado About Nothing}}''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Much Ado About Drinking]]</ref>		In 2015, during the [[Helix Initiate]]'s session of [[Jacob Frye]]'s genetic memory, one such memory was named in reference to Shakespeare's 1600 play ''{{Wiki\|Much Ado About Nothing}}''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]] – [[The Last Maharaja]]'' – [[Much Ado About Drinking]]</ref>

	In 2020, Shaun, [[Rebecca Crane]] and [[Layla Hassan]] were staying at a cabin in {{Wiki\|New England}} as Layla explored Eivor Varinsdottir's genetic memories. In a note left on the cabin's inner walls, Shaun joked that Shakespeare had missed a chance to write a play about King [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] of [[Wessex]]'s campaigns against the [[Viking expansion\|invading]] Vikings, and parodied the first lines of the opening soliloquy in the 1592 play ''{{Wiki\|Richard III (play)\|Richard III}}'' said by the {{Wiki\|Richard III of England\|titular character}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Shaun's notes]]: King Aelfred</ref>		In 2020, Shaun, [[Rebecca Crane]], and [[Layla Hassan]] were staying at a cabin in {{Wiki\|New England}} as Layla explored Eivor Varinsdottir's genetic memories. In a note left on the cabin's inner walls, Shaun joked that Shakespeare had missed a chance to write a play about King [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] of [[Wessex]]'s campaigns against the [[Viking expansion\|invading]] Vikings, and parodied the first lines of the opening soliloquy in the 1592 play ''{{Wiki\|Richard III (play)\|Richard III}}'' said by the {{Wiki\|Richard III of England\|titular character}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Shaun's notes]]: King Aelfred</ref>

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	{{Quote\|Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas incarnadine, making the green one red.\|Oscar Kane quoting Shakespeare's Macbeth to Simeon Price, 1853.\|Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy}}		{{Quote\|Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas incarnadine, making the green one red.\|Oscar Kane quoting Shakespeare's ''Macbeth'' to Simeon Price, 1853.\|Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy}}
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	During his lifetime, Shakespeare wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets.<ref name="Who's In Your Blood">[[Who's In Your Blood?]]</ref> Among his plays, he wrote ''{{Wiki\|The Merchant of Venice}}''<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: St. Bartholomew's Hospital]]</ref> and ''{{Wiki\|A Midsummer Night's Dream}}''.<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[DATA-DUMP S00.S02]]</ref> The former featured a Jewish villain partially inspired by the execution of [[Roderigo Lopez]], Queen [[Elizabeth I of England\|Elizabeth I]]'s Jewish chief physician who was hanged, drawn, and quartered in 1594 for attempting to poison her.<ref name="ACS" />		During his lifetime, Shakespeare wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets.<ref name="Who's In Your Blood">[[Who's In Your Blood?]]</ref> Among his plays, he wrote ''{{Wiki\|The Merchant of Venice}}''<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: St. Bartholomew's Hospital]]</ref> and ''{{Wiki\|A Midsummer Night's Dream}}''.<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[DATA-DUMP S00.S02]]</ref> The former featured a Jewish villain partially inspired by the execution of [[Roderigo Lopez]], Queen [[Elizabeth I of England\|Elizabeth I]]'s Jewish chief physician who was hanged, drawn, and quartered in 1594 for attempting to poison her.<ref name="ACS" />

	In 1603, [[John Dee]], Queen Elizabeth's former consultant, attended a performance of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' at the {{Wiki\|Globe Theatre}} in [[London]]. The following year, he sent a letter to [[Elizabeth Jane Weston]], recommending her to watch it, saying that he thought she would ''"find the subject matter of this play prevalent to'' [''her''] ''liking."'' Elizabeth and her husband, [[Johannes Leo]], would subsequently attend a performance of the play at {{Wiki\|Vladislav Hall}} in [[Prague]].<ref name="ACPL" />		In 1603, [[John Dee]], Queen Elizabeth's former consultant, attended a performance of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' at the {{Wiki\|Globe Theatre}} in [[London]]. The following year, he sent a letter to [[Elizabeth Jane Weston]], recommending her to watch it, saying that he thought she would "find the subject matter of this play prevalent to [her] liking." Elizabeth and her husband, [[Johannes Leo]], would subsequently attend a performance of the play at {{Wiki\|Vladislav Hall}} in [[Prague]].<ref name="ACPL" />

	Later in life, Shakespeare retired to his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon. He died on 26 April 1616, aged 52, within a month of signing his will. He was survived by his wife and two daughters.<ref name="WP" />		Later in life, Shakespeare retired to his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon. He died on 26 April 1616, aged 52, within a month of signing his will. He was survived by his wife and two daughters.<ref name="WP" />
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	In addition to his plays and sonnets, Shakespeare also contributed hundreds of new words into the English language.<ref name="Who's In Your Blood" />		In addition to his plays and sonnets, Shakespeare also contributed hundreds of new words into the English language.<ref name="Who's In Your Blood" />

			In 1852, the [[British Army]] Private [[Sawyer Halford]] had made a habit of reciting excerpts of Shakespeare's works when he could not sleep. While aboard the [[HMS Birkenhead\|HMS ''Birkenhead'']] as it sailed in stormy seas towards the {{Wiki\|Xhosa people\|Xhosa Kingdom}}, Halford quoted a soliloquy by {{Wiki\|John of Gaunt}} from the 1595 play ''{{Wiki\|Richard II (play)\|Richard II}}''. When Lance Corporal [[Simeon Price]] mistook his recitation for panicked prayers, Halford clarified the matter and revealed his custom to his superior officer.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' – Prologue</ref>

	In 2012, one of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]]'s repressed [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] experienced by [[Desmond Miles]] in the [[Animus\|Animus 2.0]], was named after the Shakespeare's 1598 play ''{{Wiki\|Love's Labour's Lost}}''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Love's Labour's Lost]]</ref> Later that year, within the database entry for [[Oak Island]] on the Animus 3.0, [[Shaun Hastings]] claimed that [[Francis Bacon]] had used [[William Kidd]]'s "Money Pit" to store the original documents proving that he wrote the works of William Shakespeare, although Shaun quickly admitted that it was not true.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Oak Island]]</ref>		In 2012, one of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]]'s repressed [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] experienced by [[Desmond Miles]] in the [[Animus\|Animus 2.0]], was named after the Shakespeare's 1598 play ''{{Wiki\|Love's Labour's Lost}}''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Love's Labour's Lost]]</ref> Later that year, within the database entry for [[Oak Island]] on the Animus 3.0, [[Shaun Hastings]] claimed that [[Francis Bacon]] had used [[William Kidd]]'s "Money Pit" to store the original documents proving that he wrote the works of William Shakespeare, although Shaun quickly admitted that it was not true.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Oak Island]]</ref>

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