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    This paper is not intended to prove that William Shakespeare never existed; only that the Stratford actors name and identity was used as a screen for a different man. It sounds preposterous when you first here it‚ after all‚ who wouldn’t want to take credit for such brilliant work and gifted writing‚ right? I will only explore some of the many claims and theories regarding the Shakespeare identity controversy‚ and point towards a few facts which seem to indicate that Sir Francis Bacon was the

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    William Shakespeare is one of the most well-known authors from the Elizabethan times. More than 500 years later people are still reading‚ analyzing‚ and discussing his works such as‚ Macbeth‚ Hamlet and his hundreds of Sonnets. He is known for having very depressing and morbid works including‚ his very famous story‚ Romeo and Juliet. The works being depressing and morbid is one of the many reasons William Shakespeare is so loved and why others aren’t fond of his works. William Shakespeare was born

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    Why does Shakespeare continue to be included on the teaching lists for schools worldwide? Shakespeare’s language has shaped the way the generations after him speak and use their language. The large vocabulary shows people how to use their language better. Many phrases that we use today come from Shakespeare and his writings‚ they give richness to our language. If school students didn’t study Shakespeare’s works‚ then they would be lost for future generations‚ people wouldn’t know where our language

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    that go way past from theatre and literature. A lot of present-day movies are inspired by Shakespeare’s plays. He is know to be a great contributor to the English language‚ and is know as the greatest writer in the history of the English language. Shakespeare transformed the theatre world by make the expectations of what could be accomplished through the creativity of four very traits. He was able to change the way people thought about the characters‚ plot‚ language and genre. Shakespeare’s writings

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    Comment that the sonnet 130 of Shakespeare is an unconventional poem. Most of the sonnet sequences in Elizabethan England were modelled after that of Petrarch. Petrarch’s famous sonnet sequence was written as a series of love poems to an idealized and idolized mistress‚ Laura. In those sonnets Petrarch praises her beauty‚ her worth‚ and her perfection. He has used an extraordinary variety of metaphors‚ largely based on natural beauties. But in Shakespeare’s day these metaphors had already become

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    Introduction The focus of my investigation is to explore how the semantics of words Shakespeare created and used have changed and to explore why a wide selection of them are still used 500 years later. Many students who study Shakespeare find it difficult to understand and find the lexis he used to be irrelevant to modern use of English language. However I am aware that a lot of everyday are neologisms created by Shakespeare and though some of Shakespeare’s terms are now marked as archaic‚ many more are

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    “All The World’s a Stage” by William Shakespeare “All The World’s a Stage” by William Shakespeare is a short poem comparing our lives and the many stages we have to a theatrical play and the many rolls an actor plays in them. William Shakespeare identifies the seven stages a person goes through in life. Infancy‚ the stage where he is a baby introduced to the world‚ crying and puking in the nurse’s arms. Childhood‚ this is the stage where he is growing up and starting school with no enthusiasm

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    Shakespeare When Shakespeare was a kid going to grammar school‚ a school open to boys only by the way! they learned Latin‚ Greek and rhetoric‚ persuasion through logical argument. Students read Latin and Greek writers to learn about the history of ancient Greece and "the glory that was Rome” and this material was translated by them into English or French after many hours of work. I ’m glad the school curriculum of the 21 st century has evolved and we no longer spend our days doing boring stuff like

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    Greed‚ Guilt‚ and Grave In the Elizabethan era Shakespeare‚ a well known playwright‚ wrote a play about the extents human greed and how guilt eats at the soul. In order to accomplish this feat‚ Shakespeare tells the story of Macbeth and his quest to become king of Scotland. Throughout The Tragedy of Macbeth Shakespeare illustrates the effects of greed and guilt on two people‚ Lady Macbeth and Macbeth‚ both of whom react differently to the choices placed before them. Lady Macbeth‚ once willing to

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    Shakespeare and Macbeth Shakespeare: The age of Shakespeare was a great time in English history. The reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) saw England emerge as the leading naval and commercial power of the Western world. European wars brought an influx of continental refugees into England‚ exposing the Englishman to new cultures. In trade‚ might‚ and art‚ England established an envious preeminence. At this time‚ London was the heart of England‚ reflecting all the vibrant qualities of the Elizabethan

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