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    Extended Learning Homework- 30 Facts About Shakespeare 1. Shakespeare was born on April 23 1564 and died April 23 1616 aged 52. He was born and also died on the 23 April. 2. Shakespeare was baptised on April 26 1564 in Stratford upon Avon just three days before the Stratford Parish register recorded an outbreak of the plague. 3. On 30th November 1582 Shakespeare married Anne Whateley. Anne Whateley could be a scribal error for Anne Hathaway. She was 3 months pregnant at the time. 4. Shakespeare’s

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    Shakespeare still has a place in modern society to this day. Over 400 years ago‚ he is still relevant to today’s society. Although most kids especially high school kids‚ they don’t think he is relevant. Well‚ he is relevant from education‚ to history and the modern adaptations that he has made/changed. Shakespeare is of course relevant in many other ways and has an endless possibility depending on how the teacher decides to utilize him. Shakespeare has an effect on our education. Shakespeare is

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    Shakespeare is a nation wide known author‚ his work includes‚ “Hamlet”‚ “MacBeth”‚ “King Lear”‚ and plenty more that rose Shakespeare to mass fame from scholars to the average student. Most readers know little about Shakespeare’s personal life. Other than his works‚ which proves his existence‚ numerous scholars question whether or not the great poet/author truly existed. Shakespeare wasn’t born into wealth or royalty nor did he marry into it. Born to John Shakespeare a glove maker and a merchant

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    his will": Melancholy Epistemology and Masochistic Fantasy in The Merchant of Venice." Shakespeare Quarterly (2012): 206-234. Web. Kitch‚ Aaron. "Shylock ’s Sacred Nation." Shakespeare Quarterly (2008): 131-155. Web. O ’Rourke‚ James. "Racism and Homophobia in "The Merchant of Venice"." ELH (2003): 375-397. Web. Patterson‚ Steve. "The Bankruptcy of Homoerotic Amity in Shakespeare ’s Merchant of Venice." Shakespeare Quarterly (1999): 9-32. Web. Penuel‚ Suzanne. “Castrating the Creditor in The Merchant

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    The Relevance of Shakespeare English literature icon William Shakespeare even after being deceased for over 400 years‚ still is relevant to our society and culture. How does this icon of English literature continually remain a firm fascination in the minds of modern day society? Despite departing this earth nearly 400 years ago‚ William Shakespeare’s legacy of written works (including 37 plays!) ensure his relevance to society‚ past and present never wanes. The timelessness of Shakespeare’s

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    Literary Essay Compare/Contrast Shakespeare and Marlowe William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe were both writers of the Elizabethan stage‚ living in the same town of London‚ at the same time‚ and they wrote plays while working with the same people. Their strongest similarity was in their work. They both had an innate ability to write about love‚ great tragedies‚ comedies‚ drama and poetry with a similar style called blank verse. Before Marlowe’s time‚ blank verse was not an accepted

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    process. William Shakespeare addresses the Western Christian world where the tempest symbolizes purification of the physical and mental body. Lear falls into madness and loses his own sanity when he abandons his daughters’ homes. On the other hand‚ Kurosawa connects with the

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    marriage license‚ issued to a local parish priest‚ might be obtained. Whitgift’s register for the date November 27‚ 1582 indicates the issuance of a license for marriage between William Shaxpere and Anne Whateley of Temple Grafton. At the time‚ Shakespeare would have been 18 years old. I reproduce the register entry below in facsimile‚ from Joseph William Gray‚ Shakespeare’s Marriage‚ Chapman & Hall‚ 1905; followed by the context and literal translation from Cartae Shakespeareanae. Note that this

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    Your Name Mrs. Durrance Shakespeare Essay 15 February 2005 Poems written during the Elizabethan time tend to contain an unrealistic view of love. Some writers of this time are Edmund Spenser‚ Christopher Marlowe‚ Sir Walter Raleigh‚ and William Shakespeare. They had different subjects‚ themes and styles. Some poetry readers prefer Shakespeare over the others‚ this essay will examine the reasons for his popularity. The subjects of sonnets‚ by Shakespeare‚ normally address friendship. Other

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    Hamlet is a play by William Shakespeare that portrays the lives of a royal family. The play begins when watchmen supposedly see a ghost‚ and bring a scholar to verify the apparition. Horatio‚ the scholar‚ says it is indeed a ghost. The ghost resembles the deceased king‚ and they decide that they must go tell his son. When they find Hamlet‚ they teach him of this being‚ and he exclaims that he wishes to see it. When Hamlet and the other men are taking watch‚ the ghost appears. The ghost gestures

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