'The forms of things unknown, the poet's pen turns them to shapes and gives to airy nothing a local habitation and a name' - Midsummer Night's Dream (V, 1) Some of our best-loved writers are membered in the Abbey, including William Shakespeare. His statue in the south transept includes a wreath of bays signifying immortality, a dagger for tragedy, and a dramatic mask. Close by are memorials to other greats including Keats, Shelley, Austen and the Bronte sisters. #WestminsterAbbey #WestminsterAbbeyLondon #ShakespeareSunday #Shakespeare #writers