James Shapiro

In 1599:A Year in the life of William Shakespeare, James Shapiro (a Shakespeare scholar and professor at Columbia University) depicts a bibliography on the mark left on four plays; Hamlet, As You Like It, Henry V and Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare in 1599 by public events. James Shapiro goes to the next level in this book by depicting the life of William Shakespeare during the momentous year of 1599. Shapiro informs his readers that much of the story is created from historically informed conjecture. James Shapiro goes to the next level in this book by depicting the life of William Shakespeare during the momentous of 1599. Shapiro informs his readers that much of the story is created from historically informed conjecture. James
Shapiro states, "William Shakespeare is a member of an acting troop called the Chamberlain's men," (3). Shapiro discusses this troop throughout the entire bibliography. The Chamberlains' men were called to perform for the court of Elizabeth I. The Chamberlain's men had five members; and they are William Shakespeare, Thomas Pope, Will Kemp, John Heminges and Augustine Phillips and was financed by Cuthbert and Richard Burbage. Shapiro states that "Chamberlain's men were more than acting companions, they were also
Shapiro is also able to provide with insights into how Shakespeare's financial prospects artistic choices in 1599 were intertwined with the rise and plummeting fate of the Earl of Essex. The author also delivers on key forgotten events that had transpired the same year like the failed occupation of Ireland and second Spanish Armada. These events are vital in creating the mood of England that particular year. Shapiro also shows how these events helped to influence Shakespeare's imagination and artistic