News Anchor Announces Death Of Playwright William Shakespeare In Viral Blunder

The video of the unfortunate goof-up has gone viral on social media

"What's in a name?" William Shakespeare famously asked in the tragic romantic play, Romeo and Juliet. Centuries later, it seems that there can be quite a lot of drama attached to a name, especially when it belongs to the Bard himself. Viewers of a news channel in Argentina were amused and extremely confused to learn that the world had lost the 16th-century playwright after he took a COVID-19 jab, recently. Well, as you may have noticed the timelines are askew by a few centuries. The fact is that William Shakespeare, the playwright, was laid to rest at Stratford-upon-Avon following his death in 1616.  Esto es increíble no puedo dejar de verlo pic.twitter.com/Ha8DUNuTYj #WilliamShakespeare & #WilliamShakespeare listening from the beyond, the news narrated by Argentine journalists... pic.twitter.com/jOZZGkOKmb No lloremos por William Shakespeare, vivió su vida y disfrutó del cariño de la gente durante siglos. Mira, aca lo tenes a shakespeare que vivio como 500 años y despues tenes a la otra blda diciendo q los hombres no cuidan su salud ???? @KingofShirgar This is way funnier than it should be???????????????????????????????????????????? https://t.co/2ZTXULtthI Please no, tell me that's a fake... She didn't actually mean it, did she? ????????‍♂️????‍♂️ #Shakespearehttps://t.co/ffEADbPkK9 It soon became clear that the TV anchor had confused the English playwright with a man of the same name. The British man in question died at the age of 81. The death of William “Bill” Shakespeare from Warwickshire was reported across the world as he held the distinction of being the second person in England to get the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. His unique name had also added to the interest around him, causing him to trend on social media platforms. The unfortunate mixup, according to The Guardian, occurred on May 27 when Noelia Novillo, a newsreader on Canal 26 mourned the death of the “great man” during the 8 pm -10 pm slot. Sharing the news, she said, “We've got the news that has stunned all of us given the greatness of this man. We're talking about William Shakespeare and his death. We'll let you know how and why it happened.” She failed to realize the blunder even as the footage of the Warwickshire man appeared on the screen. She further added, “As we all know, he's one of the most important writers in the English language — for me, the master. Here he is. He was the first man to get the coronavirus vaccine. He died in England at the age of 81.”