5 Times William Shakespeare Took to the Stage, Literally

Playbill: From Romeo and Juliet to Hamlet to Macbeth to A Midsummer Night's Dream, his plays are the blueprint for the thousands of playwrights who have followed him, serving as the foundation of the English language stage as we now know it. His works are often people's first introduction to drama, and for many actors, conquering a piece from his "classic" canon is a career must.