William Shakespeare
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King Lear by William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare’s tragedy about what can go wrong when an aged King tries to divvy powers amongst his three daughters,…
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King Henry V by William Shakespeare
“Short live the King!” Shakespeare’s tragedy is about the short life and rule of Henry V, who served as King…
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Henry VIII by William Shakespeare
Henry VIII , alternately titled All Is True was co-authored by Shakespeare and his successor, John Fletcher. The Globe Theatre was burned…
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Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Perhaps the most influential of all English tragedies, the play’s full title, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, was…
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Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
One of Shakespeare’s earliest and shortest plays, first performed in 1594, it’s his version of slapstick and physical humor. Comedy…
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As You Like It by William Shakespeare
As You Like It is Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy* likely written in 1599, and first performed in 1603. Its most quoted…
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William Shakespeare in London
WHO DID SHAKESPEARE KNOW IN LONDON? When William Shakespeare left Stratford-upon-Avon he would have known some people who lived there!…
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Performances of William Shakespeare Plays
THE FIRST PERFORMANCES OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE PLAYS We cannot be totally accurate about the actual first performance dates of many…
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Publication of William Shakespeare Plays
The section covering Shakespeare the Playwright covers the reasons why Play writers were not held in high esteem and why…
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William Shakespeare Poems
The poems of William Shakespeare are less well known than his plays although his Sonnets are equally as famousDuring the…
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