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    William Shakespeare was one of the most influential playwrights of his time. He was born in 1564 on April 23 in Stratford-upon-Avon. Being the son of a prominent businessman‚ he attended the local grammar school where he learned the basics of reading and writing. Shakespeare loved reading. He soon learned how to translate several languages so that he could read other author’s books‚ among these were Latin and Roman style books. He married his‚ 8 year older‚ wife‚ Anne Hathaway‚ on November 28 of

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    SHAKESPEAREWILLIAM (1564—1616)‚ English poet‚ player and playwright‚ was baptized in the parish church of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire on the 26th of April. Birth 1564. The exact date of his birth is not known. 18th-century antiquaries‚ William Oldys and Joseph Greene‚ gave it as April 23‚ but without quoting authority for their statements‚ and the fact that April 23 was the day of Shakespeare’s death in 1616 suggests a possible source of error. In any case his birthday cannot have been

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    looking into whether or not William Shakespeare wrote all of his plays. There have been very compelling arguments for both sides. In this paper‚ I will discuss my personal opinion on the “Authorship Question”. I believe that Shakespeare did write all of his plays. I started my research by using my history textbook database. I believed this would be a credible source with an abundance of information. There are many opposing theories on the true authorship of William Shakespeareś plays. When arguing

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    116) by William Shakespeare (1609) This poem is called ’let me not to the marriage of true minds’ and it’s written by William Shakespeare. It was first published in 1609. This sonnet is one of Shakespeare’s most famous love sonnets. William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright. He is often called England’s national poet and the ’Bard of Avon’. His surviving work consists of 38 plays‚ 154 sonnets‚ 2 long narrative poems and several other poems‚ but he is most known for his plays‚

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    of literature and William Shakespeare is one of them. William Shakespeare is one of the world’s best know authors during the Elizabethan Age. His poems and dramatizations are part what made him a standout amongst the most compelling writers. He is best known for his plays‚ which are as yet being preformed right up ’til today. William Shakespeare was important to the the literary movement during the Elizabethan Age because of his influence on the english language and how both his drama and sonnets

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    Both John Donne and William Shakespeare view death with their opinions and we can see the differences straight from their poem. First of all‚ in John Donne¡¯s Holy Sonnet 10‚ he says that death is death and that death will never go away unless everything is dead. Donne‚ the Poet is pocking at death. Death itself dies when we wake in God’s arms‚ in heaven. "Though some have called thee / Mighty and dreadful‚ for thou art not so" (line1 1-2). This shows how the speaker addresses death as a person and

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    Age and youth By William Shakespeare The poem "age and youth"‚ by William Shakespeare (born April 26th 1564 – died April 23rd 1616) is one of his profound poems which was published in 1588. It is apart of a collection of numerous poems in "The Passionate Pilgrim"‚ ‘Age and Youth being numeral XII. These various poems centre on the ideas of the early and late stages in life. More notably however his one sided perception on the two topics. "Youth" is cast as being the more favourable and several

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    William Shakespeare entertains multiple themes throughout his sonnet collection and portays an overarching theme of love. Sir Philip Sydney’s difficulties with love are shown in his collection of sonnets “Astrophil and Stella”. Both poets discuss the complications with love and the desire it creates. For example‚ in sonnet 1 Sydney has trouble conveying his love but hopes that through these sonnets she (Stella) will understand. Shakespeare’s sonnet 129 as well as Sydney sonnet 109 both mention

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    How can basketball affect the growth of a child? Basketball: my dreams‚ my life‚ my passion. Of course I had interest in several other sports (baseball and soccer being the two larger ones)‚ but none held my interest the way basketball did. Even when I was just a young boy‚ the game of basketball fascinated me and‚ ultimately‚ captured my heart. Growing up‚ I didn’t understand how much the game could have affected my life. Now‚ I want to coach to share my knowledge and love of basketball to positively

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    Shakespeare: An Observation of Life What is it about Shakespeare’s characters and stories that make us all able to relate in some way or another 400 years after they are written? Maybe it’s his take on inner conflict‚ or is it how he never portrays a hero as perfect‚ or a villain as all evil? There is a certain universal truth about the human condition in every story. Whether it is the tragic outcome of unchecked greed and ambition‚ an unrelenting desire for revenge‚ or the pursuit of love‚ his

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