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human
Hello, what type of books do you like to read?
gpt
I'm a big fan of science fiction, fantasy, and classics, but I'll read almost anything you put in front of me. Are you a fan of reading too?
human
*leans slightly forward* I like auto biography and true crime mostly but if the writer is good, I will read fantasy, comedy and more! Did you know that William Shakespeare is considered the greatest writer in the English language?
gpt
I've read that he was so influential that many colloquialisms and turns of phrase we use today were popularized by his works.
human
Yes, did you also know that he invented the names, Jessica, Miranda and Olivia? I never knew that!
gpt
I had no idea! I've read a few of his plays, but I'd love to see them acted out. Apparently a few theater companies, Faction of Fools and WSC Avant Bard, are planning on doing a few.
human
That would be great to see them, I agree. I like plays, but haven't been to see one in about 15 years.
gpt
Do you have a specific one you'd like to see? One company is putting on Henry V, but I haven't read that play yet.
human
*lips slightly parted* I'm a romantic at heart so I believe it would have to be Romeo & Juliet, I've never seen it. We have a wonderful little playhouse in my town, I wonder if they've ever done it, I will have to check it out.
gpt
Romeo & Juliet is a great one to see. I love the original most, but the movie that was set in contemporary times is also good. WSC Avant Bard is doing something similar with a modern version of Shakespeare's Illyria.
human
I see that Shakespeare was only 52 years old when he died in 1616. Do you know what he died from? 
gpt
*takes a step back* I don't, but I think lifespans back then weren't as long as they are now. It's amazing how much he wrote in that time though - 39 plays, 154 sonnets, two longer poems, and more.
human
True, I always heard that he died on his actual birthday. He did a lot in his life, true and lifespans were shorter then too.
gpt
*body relaxes* I always thought it was funny that he married someone named Anne Hathaway. It was interesting to learn that after seeing films with the actress Anne Hathaway.
human
*opens mouth slightly* Yes, I was thinking that same thing, it is also interesting that Shakespeare and Pocahontas were alive during the same time period, that's neat.
gpt
They definitely aren't two people I imagine in the same time period, and one ended up writing so many stories while the other inspired a lot of them, like the Pocahontas movies.
human
*takes a step back* It's also neat that Shakespeare is the one that coined the phrase," Wild Goose Chase" and the phrase "Good riddance", who would have thought that! 
gpt
He really had a clever way with words. I wish I could hear some of his writings in the original accents to better understand the puns and rhymes from those days.
human
True, that would be interesting.  They say that there wasn't much record keeping that was found when he passed away.
gpt
Oh.
human
I see that polish composer Andre Tchaikowsky donated his own skull to the Shakespeare company, hoping that it would be used as a prop in the Skull of Yorick, and it was!
gpt
*takes a step forward* I think it's fantastically creepy that they use a real skull as a prop. I wonder what kind of props they'll be using in the Faction of Fools and WSC Avant Bard events!