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He was known as the Bard of Avon...a bard was a professional poet.
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Shakespeare is The Bard. Bard is just a term for a poet-singer, minstrel, or for poet in general. Using this term for him in this way is a testament to his monumental status among the great writers in English. It is like calling him "The Poet", acknowledging that his is the work against which all other poetry however great can be measured and found wanting.
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It is easier to spell. By the way, you misspelled Shakespeare.
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Because his bards were the best thing he did.
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Bard is an Old Celtic word for poet.
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Because the guy who nicknamed him couldn't spell beard. ;p
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oh thanks.
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Because if you look up the word "Bard" It means Poet... Nuff said?
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