Famous Quotes and Quotations from the plays of William Shakespeare Shakespearean quotations such as "To be‚ or not to be" and "O Romeo‚ Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?" form some of literature’s most celebrated lines and if asked to recite one of William Shakespeare’s most famous quotes or quotations the majority of people would choose one of these. However‚ many expressions that we use every day originated in William Shakespeare’s plays. We use the Bard’s words all of the time in everyday speech
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Mr. Lewis 15 March 2013 William Shakespeare William Shakespeare is one of the most well-known and most inspired writers that ever was. There are no existing birth records that state the true birth of William Shakespeare. There are church records that say he was baptized April 26‚ 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. So scholars believe he must have been born around that date and they believe that that date wads April 23‚1564. William was the son of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. John was a leather
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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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Edward de Vere = William Shakespeare By Marcia Smith Abstract Everyone knows of William Shakespeare‚ the author of thirty-seven full length plays and 154 sonnets. Romeo and Juliet is one of the most popular stories as it is read in most high school English classes. There is not a theatre goer anywhere who has not heard of‚ or seen‚ Hamlet. Anyone involved in the theatre‚ on a regular basis‚ will tell you that they never say Macbeth in any space they call a theatre. What if it was all a
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are notable for their commitment to the scholarly development 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
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Shakespeare has left a big mark on our history. With all his plays and stories. But one really stood out to everyone‚ “Macbeth.” Ever since it was first shown people have believed there is a curse on this production. That causes horrible events to occurs surrounding the production. Macbeth was produced in 1623 and still today this curse of Macbeth haunts the theaters. It waits for someone to say the unspoken word. It seems as if there isn’t one production of “Macbeth” that doesn’t have a disaster
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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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powerful emotions. It can change someone’s life for better or for worse. In the 17th century play Twelfth Night by Shakespeare‚ all aspects of the character Olivia’s life are either directly or indirectly dominated by love to show how the intimacy of passion can enrapture and consume someone; lead them to madness or merriment. There is a fine line between love and madness. Shakespeare emphasizes this in Twelfth Night when talking about all the men who love Oliva. When speaking about his love‚ Sebastian
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Shakespeare. A word that strikes eye-rolling boredom in the average adult and schoolchild. He is undoubtedly one of the greatest literacy geniuses that ever lived‚ but many teacher’s‚ parents‚ and students have the same question‚ should we be reading Shakespeare in school? Firstly‚ I will highlight how inappropriate Shakespeare’s plays are for young audiences. Take Romeo and Juliet for example‚ This play is a non-realistic tragedy‚ which at times seems like a comedy or true love story. Where
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best-documented facts are that Shakespeare was baptised 26 April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire‚ England in the Holy Trinity Church‚ married Anne Hathaway at age 18‚ with whom he had three children‚ was an actor‚ playwright and theatre entrepreneur in London‚ owned property in both Stratford and London‚ and died 23 April 1616 at the age of 52. William Shakespeare [1] was born in Stratford-upon-Avon‚ a small country town. He was the son of John Shakespeare‚ a successful glover and alderman
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