William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (baptised April 26, 1564 – April 23, 1616) was an English poet and playwright. Shakespeare is considered by many to be the greatest writer in the English language, as well as one of the greatest in Western literature, and the world's preeminent dramatist. Shakespeare is believed to have produced most of his work between 1586 and 1616, although the exact dates and chronology of the plays attributed to him are often uncertain. He is counted among the very few playwrights who have excelled in both tragedy and comedy, and his plays combine popular appeal with complex ...

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William Shakespeare - Notes

William Shakespeare: Encyclopedia II - William Shakespeare - Bibliography William Shakespeare - Comedies. Main articles: Shakespearean comedies, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]], and [[]] ...

William Shakespeare: Wisdom about Angels

Angels always try to paint a rosy picture.

Angels and ministers of grace defend us.

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William Shakespeare: Wisdom about Angels

Angels always try to paint a rosy picture.

Angels and ministers of grace defend us.

William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare: The World Is A Stage

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances...” wrote William Shakespeare, one of the greatest dramatists of all time. Shakespeare saw the world as a large theatre. If all the world is indeed a stage, and life is a play, and all of us are mere actors, then this view leads to some interesting corollaries.

Who is the author and the director of this play?

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William Shakespeare: Encyclopedia II - William Shakespeare - Speculations about Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - Bard

A bard is a poet or singer, in religious or feudal contexts. Bard - Etymology. The word is a loanword from Proto-Celtic *bardos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gwerh2: "to raise the voice; praise". The word entered the West Germanic languages twice. The first recorded example is in 1449 from the Scottish Gaelic language into the Scots Language, denoting an itinerant musician, usually with a contemptuous connotation. A Scots ordnance of ca. 1500 orders that Including:

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William Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - Shakespeare Anthony Burgess

Shakespeare, a biographical study of William Shakespeare by Anthony Burgess, was published in 1970. Other related archivesAnthony Burgess, William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - Bell Shakespeare Company

The Bell Shakespeare Theatre Company is a famous Australian theater company specialising in the works of William Shakespeare. It is named after Actor and Founder John Bell. Other related archivesAustralian, John Bell, William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - Shakespeare's reputation

In his own time, William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was seen as merely one among many talented playwrights and poets, but ever since the late 17th century he has been considered the supreme playwright, and to a lesser extent poet, of the English language. No other dramatist has been performed even remotely as often on the British (and later the world) stage as Shakespeare. The plays have often been drastically adapted in performance; King Lear, for instance, had a happy ending between 1681 and 1838. During the 18th and 19th cent ...

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William Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - Anne Hathaway Shakespeare's wife

Anne Hathaway (1556 – August 6, 1623) was the wife of William Shakespeare. Little is known about her. Anne Hathaway Shakespeare's wife - Life. Anne Hathaway is believed to have grown up in Shottery, a small village just to the west of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. A cottage said to be the Hathaway family home is located at Shottery, and is a major tourist attraction for the village. Documentary evidence of the claim's authenticity is, however, lacking. Hathaway married Shakespeare in ...

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William Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - Complete Works of Shakespeare

The Complete Works of Shakespeare is the standard name given to any volume containing all the plays and poems of William Shakespeare. The 1914 Oxford edition of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare ranks among the most authoritative published this century. The 37 plays, 154 sonnets and miscellaneous verse constitute the literary cornerstone of Western civilization. It is one of the two books "given" to guests on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, the other being the Bible. In their 2006/7 season the Royal Shakespeare Company comm

William Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - Anthropophagi

The anthropophagi (cannibals) are creatures from English folklore with no heads and a mouth in their chests. Their diminutive brain was located in their groin, and their eyes on their shoulders. While they were made widely known by William Shakespeare in Merry Wives of Windsor (1602) and Othello (1605), they were not created out of whole cloth by Shakespeare, and indeed were mentioned as early as the 5th century BC in "the Histories" by Herodotus. Other related archivesEnglish, Herodot

William Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - As You Like It

William Shakespeare's As You Like It is a pastoral comedy written for a popular audience, in 1599 or early 1600. As You Like It was listed in the Stationers' Register, the period equivalent of copyright, in August 1600. No printed copy of it is known prior to the publication of the First Folio of Shakespeare's collected works in 1623. Though the setting for the play is a duchy in France, Shakespeare's "Forest of Arden" is a pastoral, not a realistic setting. As You Like It - Synopsis. In Shake ...

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William Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - All Shook Up

"All Shook Up" is one of the many hit songs of Elvis Presley. It reached the top of all three U.S. charts (pop, country and r&b), staying there for eight weeks in 1957, from April 13 through May 27. In the U.S., it is regarded as the top song of 1957. It is also the name of a Broadway musical featuring the songs of Elvis Presley, based on the plot of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Other related archives1957, Broadway musical, Elvis Presley, Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare<

William Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - Coriolanus play

Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, based on the life of the legendary Roman leader. This is one of Shakespeare's later plays, appearing circa 1607, following on the heels of landmark tragedies such as King Lear, Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra. Shakespeare's play was largely based on the Life of Coriolanus as it was described in Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans. The tragic hero is Caius Martius Coriolanus, a Roman soldier. Coriolanus play - The Plot< ...

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William Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - Chandos portrait

The "Chandos" portrait is one of the most famous portraits believed to depict William Shakespeare (1564–1616). The portrait is named for James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, who owned the portrait. The portrait has been in the National Portrait Gallery, London since 1856. It has not been possible to solve the question of who painted the portrait and whether it really depicts Shakespeare, whose other known contemporary image is the crude engraving in the posthumous First Folio (1623), made by Martin Droeshout, who had never see ...

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William Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - All's Well That Ends Well

All's Well That Ends Well is a comedy by William Shakespeare, and is often considered one of his problem plays, so-called because they cannot be easily classified as tragedy or comedy. It was probably written in later middle part of Shakespeare's career, between 1601 and 1608. It is one of Shakespeare's least performed plays and is one of his most unpopular. All's Well That Ends Well - Synopsis. The five acts follow the action of Helena, a lowborn beauty, who pines for the son of her guardian, Count ...

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