Many scholars‚ writers‚ and poets have pondered the question‚ “Was Shakespeare really Shakespeare?” They’ve done the research‚ analyzed his works‚ and compared it to other writers of the time‚ and there is some pretty damning evidence convincing us that William Shakespeare really isn’t William Shakespeare. What we could assume about his education shows that in school‚ he was taught reading and writing and not much else. William did not travel very far from his home‚ leaving us to think “How did someone
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William Shakespeare William Shakespeare is a highly respected writer in modern day. But‚ in my research I discovered that Shakespeare is an imaginative‚ lonely‚ depressed person. I figured this out after I looked deeper into Macbeth his last play he wrote before he died. I also learned that depressed teenagers always turn to Shakespeare for comfort. Shakespeare’s life is a fake smile on the outside‚ but inside it is dark and lonely. Shakespeare is an imaginative person
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With his individual visions William Blake created new symbols and myths in the British literature. The purpose of his poetry was to wake up our imagination and to present the reality between a heavenly place and a dark hell. In his Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience he manages to do this with simplicity. These two types of poetry were written in two different stages of his life‚ consequently there could be seen a move from his innocence towards experience. He was born on November 28‚ 1757
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Adult Living in Despair William Blake was a first generation Romantic poet‚ along with Samuel Coleridge and Charles Woodsworth. Each poet had an archetype which meant they had some form of Byronic hero within them and wanted to find a way to escape their bodies. Blake focused on the social rebel. He believed governments and institutions were corrupt and all the people had a right to fight against them. He was more than just a poet‚ he was also an illustrator. He wanted to combine pictures and words
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William Shakespeare‚ born on April 23‚ 1564‚ in a small market town in England which was 75 miles north-west of London. During most of his life‚ England was ruled by Queen Elizabeth 1. He was baptised into the catholic religion‚ on April 26 at Holy of Trinity. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare‚ they married in 1557. His father was very respected by the town and was a glove maker‚ his mother was a farmer. The family was considered middle class. Their nationality was english. At age 7‚ William
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Sean Ferry Pre-AP English 9 William Shakespeare wrote many great works of literature in his lifetime including plays‚ narrative poems‚ and sonnets. Shakespeare’s works are studied and popularized for their thrilling language‚ deep understanding of humanity‚ and tolerance of all people (“Shakespeare‚ William‚” par. 2). Shakespeare’s sonnets continue to be some of the best known and most popular sonnets still today. Generations of people have become infatuated with the sonnets due to their interestingly
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A Selected Annotated Bibliography on William Shakespeare’s Hamlet Ackerman Jr.‚ Alan L. “ Visualizing Hamlet’s Ghost: The Spirit of Modern Subjectivity.” Theatre Journal; March2001‚ Vol. 53 Issue 1‚ p119‚ 26p EBSCOhost. (5 February 2004) Other artists represent the dramatic structures‚ terms‚ images and characters from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet by portraying the exact emotion of the play. They act out a good representation of the spiritual experience in visual
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Viola/Cecario and Orsino. Cecario is soft spoken‚ well mannered‚ non-threatening‚ and easy for Olivia to talk to‚ whereas Orsino is aggressive‚ unrelenting‚ and boisterous in his pursuit of Olivia. Cecario’s kind and unassuming nature are what wins Olivia over in the end. Another interesting character is Malvolio. His “by the book” attitude in governing his every move is in direct opposition to Maria‚ Sir Andrew‚ Sir Toby‚ and Feste within the household. These individuals are fun-loving and have enthusiasm
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Shakespeare is a genius when it comes to writing. Everything that he implemented into his work was there for one goal‚ to enhance the portrayal of the story. He was able to use certain genius strategies to make his words come to life. During the Polonius Speech in Hamlet‚ Shakespeare uses brilliant stylistic writing to devise a piece with the tone and design he wanted. Shakespeare uses many creative tactics in this piece to help create the style of writing he desired. Throughout the piece his punctuation
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Context: Shakespeare’s England In groups‚ choose one aspect of 17th Century England to research (each group should have a different topic). Your task is to create a brief‚ yet informative PowerPoint that explains your chosen aspect of 17th Century England (about 3 minutes). You should (in dot point form): - Provide an overview to educate your classmates. - Explain how this affected people and life in general during this time. - Try to make some connections to ‘King Lear’. - Ask if there are
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