It is said that English language came into being around fifth century, which is termed to be "Old English." Old English period did not die away untill 11th century when William the Conqueror arrived in England and was crowned to be the King of England. Since then, Middle English has taken its shape and developed. Middle English gradually disappeared when the printing house started topublish books. People began to regulate the spelling and grammar rules for a wider readership. Since 1475 when the frist printing house was established, English has come into a period scholars called "Early Modern English." It is a historical period when great number of writers bloomed such as Christopher Marlow, Francis Bacon, Wyat, Shakespeare, Spencer. Also, in their works we still can find the traces of Middle English. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, when Quince says in his prologue that "This beauteous lady Thisby is certain" and that "This grisly beast which lion hight by name/ The trusty Thisbe coming first by night," the words "certain" and "hight" are used in meaning of Middle English which have the meaning "to be called" in Contemporary English. The Early Modern English fades away in the late 18th century when Modern English paved its way into social development. Contemporary English that we are using today did not come until after WW II.