Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 film adaptation of Romeo + Juliet.
This Saturday 23 April marks 400 years to the day since the death of poet and playwright William Shakespeare in 1616. Widely regarded as the greatest writer who ever lived, and credited with introducing over 1700 words to the English language – including bedroom, grovel, lonely and critic – Shakespeare’s reputation continues to grow, with successive generations of theatre-makers and other artists forever finding new aspects of his work to explore.
