 Great writer of the 1500’s  Wrote many very entertaining plays  Was an actor and poet as well  He mainly wrote sonnets as his poetry  His writing inspired many people and films  Is perhaps one of the greatest writers of his and our time

 Shakespeare was born on April,  He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK  His father was like the mayor of the city  Shakespeare was sent to school as a boy  There he learned how to speak, write and read Latin  He did not attend university  He married Anne Hathaway when he was 18

 Shakespeare wrote many plays  There are four main genres : 1. Comedies 2. Romances 3. Tragedies 4. History Plays

Comedies & Romances  Both poke fun at human emotion, while only romances has aspects of tragedies 1. Twelfth Night 2. A Midsummer's Night Dream 3. Romeo and Juliet 4. The Tempest Tragedies & Histories  Histories tell stories of kings of past times  Tragedies document flawed heroes and end in death 1. Hamlet 2. Othello 3. Richard II 4. Henry VIII

 Great writer of the 20 th century  Was also a script editor and a comedian  Started a website(  His writings also inspired movies

 Born in Cambridge, England  While he was still in school, he decided to hitch hike across Europe  He soon decided to go into the comedian business

1. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy 2. The Restaurant at the End of The Universe 3. Life, the Universe, and Everything 4. So long, and thanks for all the fish 5. Mostly harmless 6. The long, mysterious tea time of darkness 7. The salmon of doubt

 Doctor who 1. The Pirate planet 2. City of death  Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy

Similarities  Both writers  Both very famous  Both had writings that inspired movies  Both wrote comedies Differences  Douglas Adams wrote science fiction  Douglas Adams was a script editor  Shakespeare was a writer of tragedies  Shakespeare was a script writer