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Shakespeare, "The Bard of Avon", wrote more than two dozen plays,150 sonnets, and several longer poems.
Authors have adapted his characters and plots in well-known works
Who wrote Shakespeare? A Shakespeare plot has emerged to discredit the Bard. However, just a few facts from Shakespeare's life can readily quash the authorship debate.
Critics have opposing views on Shakespeare's representation of women. Are Shakespeare's plays about the individual's struggle, or the struggle of women?
The man commonly known as the world's greatest playwright may have been a hoax. Discover why.
Shakespeare's plays reflect his life in Stratford-upon-Avon as seen in visits to five properties where he and his wife, Anne Hathaway, his mother and children once lived.
Far from the scholar's complex stew or the amateur's blind hypothesising, Bryson presents a book based on evidence which satisfies curiosity about all things Shakespeare
Brief biography of William Shakespeare, best known for Sonnet collections, tragedy, comedy and historical plays; and for his imagery and characters.
Like James Barrie's Peter Pan, William Shakespeare's Hamlet refuses to grow up, and Hamlet's immaturity ultimately leads to tragedy.
With a vast knowledge of Shakespeare, Jess Winfield presents a novel weaving 1980s California with Shakespeare's Renaissance England.
The Royal Shakespeare Company continues to perform Shakespeare's plays more than four hundred since the bard was born.
Walking around Stratford on Avon is the best way to learn about Shakespeare's early life, especially the house he was born in and other houses associated with his life.
Struggling to get to grips with the Bard? Don't worry, you are not alone - try the following fool-proof tips for understanding Shakespeare.
A supposed true story about the ins and outs of a British Shakespearean troupe traveling through India, performing stage productions; leading to a dramatic love affair.
Students often find themselves puzzled by Shakespeare's language and his inventive use of words. In fact, his contemporaries may well have had similar problems.
Despite what many may believe, Shakespeare wrote more than just brooding drama. He wrote popular theatre, full of jokes, violence, sexual innuendo, and plenty of crass.
William Poel rebelled against the lush and sentimental versions of Shakespeare being staged in the nineteenth century, demanding a return to bare boards and poetry.
Little is absolutely certain about William Shakespeare's death, which occurred at his home, 'New Place', in Stratford upon Avon on 23rd April, 1616.
Bestselling author Bill Bryson tackles the enigma that is Shakespeare in a short and insightful biography.
Build unusual trivia questions from these 10 fascinating facts about the life of William Shakespeare. They are historical facts - but is anything certain about the bard?
A review of Charles Nicholl's fascinating new book, which focuses on a hitherto neglected incident in Shakespeare's enigmatic life.
William Shakespeare, master of prose, coined many of the most frequently used expressions in the English language.
By personifying time and using literary devices, the narrator illustrates how Time antagonizes him but that he is confident that he can retaliate against time and succeed
William Shakespeare has fascinated lovers of good literature for over 400 years. Introduce children to The Bard with this book featuring popular Shakespearean plays.
Who exactly was William Shakespeare? And what became of his lost plays? This new novel blends fact and fiction in pursuit of the Bard.
Shakespeare is enjoyed and studied worldwide, but can be daunting to some children. There are books on the market which help here, in their own, distinct ways.
Bate's new book is an engaging study of William Shakespeare and the age in which he lived, capturing the turbulence of the times as well as the brilliance of his subject.
Shakespeare's King Henry V stands along with Antony and Cleopatra as 'anti-theatrical';but the play instead celebrates the transformative power of language.
Shakespearean names make great unique baby boy names. Shakespeare plays have characters with very unique names and can provide great ideas for parents naming a baby boy.
Take a London Shakespeare walk using a booklet to guide you to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, Southwark Cathedral and the George Inn, one of the city's oldest pubs.
Is this a dagger that I see before me? asks Macbeth in one of Shakespeare's most powerful and most bloody tragedies.
Never was a story of more woe/Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.
This article will explore the meanings, inferences, and homonyms of the names of the three main female characters in William Shakespeare's play King Lear.
Shakespeare's plays present a unique set of challenges for actors. Learn some of the best ways to connect onstage with the celebrated playwright.
The series of Shakespeare Stories from Orchard Children's Books introduce young children to Shakespearean plays in a humorous, accessible way.
Take the fear out of Shakespeare by learning a few generalities of Early Modern English - the language of the Renaissance.
Some tips on writing essays on Shakespeare characters, including hints on sources, speeches and dramatic influences.
How a director chooses to interpret Antonio's silence at the end of Twelfth Night can affect the whole resolution of the play.
Baz Lurhmann brings his postmodern skills to a high-speed high-gloss Shakespeare tragedy in Romeo + Juliet
Kenneth Branagh's film of Love's Labours Lost turns the Shakespeare comedy in a 1930s musical.
Shakespeare's soliloquies are not just an odd dramatic convention, but part of a continuining series of dramatic techniques to express thoughts and feelings.
Feste in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, is an fascinating character: a fool who seems to know more than most of the people around him.
Shakespeare's most famous tragedy is one of the most revered pieces of literature in the history of the discipline. It is a revenge tragedy made profound.
Hamlet is a truly heroic figure. But the challenge to any director of the play is to explain Hamlet's delay in killing Claudius without undermining Hamlet's status.
The Shakespearean tragedy King Lear focuses heavily on the relationships between fathers and their children and shows the effects of favoritism on all their lives.
While Kahn makes many fine arguments and cites excellent research from Lacan, Strauss, and other critics to support her own assertions, her essay is at times disjointed.
This professional repertory company performs plays outdoors among sunny redwoods in the Festival Glen, as well as indoors on the UCSC Theatre Arts Mainstage.
Shakespeare's Globe took ten years to build, and is now ten years old. Despite the risks of authentic historical reconstructon, it is an artistic triumph.
Does calling them "problem plays" simply allow us to ignore the parts of Shakespeare we find uncomfortable to modern taste?
Where do the stage directions in a Shakespeare play come from? And why is there a bear in the theatre?
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