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A Long and Illustrious History › The Tudors and Stuarts
Which playwright, famous during the Elizabethan era, wrote plays including Hamlet, Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's Dream?
- Christopher Marlowe
- John Milton
- William Shakespeare
- Ben Jonson
Why this is the correct answer
William Shakespeare is universally recognised as the greatest playwright of the Elizabethan era, producing works including Hamlet, Macbeth, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. His writing shaped the English language and continues to be performed worldwide more than 400 years after his death.