William Shakespeare

In the past few days of our English class, we have been studying William Shakespeare. We are learning his life and history because he had made a huge contribution in the English language. Our class has been given a task to read an article about him and answer the questions. We are to create a DLO (Digital Learning Object) to show our understanding of William Shakespeare. I want to know if William Shakespeare performed in any of his own plays? and Are Shakespeare's works written in Old English?