William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was born in the Hole Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire on April 23‚ 1564. He was the first son and third child of John Shakespeare‚ a leather tanner and a maker of gloves‚ and Mary Arden Shakespeare. William’s parents were married around 1558 and had a total of eight children‚ three of which died in childhood. William’s family had been living in the area of Warwickshire for many years and was respected. William’s father was at one
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Preface William Shakespeare was one of the greatest writers and dramatists of all time. He left us some of the greatest poems and dramas. Not only is he respected by the most educated people‚ but also by some youth. His quotes are very popular on social networks and in this time that does not happen often. I have chosen this topic because I wanted to know something more about him. In this report‚ I will describe his life‚ some of his plays‚ some of his poems‚ something about his family and mention
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1. What year was William Shakespeare born? * 1564 2. What date do we recognize as his birthday? * April 23rd 3. What was important about Stratford-upon-Avon in the 16th century? * Stratford-upon-Avon was an important agricultural center and market town. 4. Click on the link for “1594” and find the acting companies Shakespeare was associated with in the early days. Name three. * The Queen’s Men * Pembroke’s Men * Lord Strange’s Men 5. Click on
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library.umd.umich.edu/Find/alpha.php‚ library.temple.edu/databases/a-z‚ References 1. ^ Forker page 507 note 24 2. ^ Gurr (1990: 55) 3. ^ Shapiro‚ I. A. "Richard II or Richard III or..." Shakespeare Quarterly 9 )1958): 206 4. ^ The Riverside Shakespeare: Second Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company‚ 1997‚ 845. 5. ^ Elliott‚ John R. "History and Tragedy in Richard II"Studies in English Literature‚ 1500–1900‚ Vol. 8‚ No. 2‚ Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama
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Jacob Denson English 125 February 20‚ 2013 “Shakespeare and Mirikitani: The use of Simile‚ Diction‚ and Tone to express Emotion” Janice Mirikitani’s poem‚ “Suicide Note” and William Shakespeare’s Hamlet both use simile‚ diction‚ and tone to express emotion. Both works use these forms of writing to establish a tone of deep emotion‚ with sadness and despair being at the forefront. “Suicide Note‚” being about an Asian-American college student who commits suicide‚ was written as an apology to her
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applause. Hamlet was again a good story to them‚ but it no longer seemed quite the same story to me. As I thought over the coming complications of plot and motive‚ I lost courage and decided to skim over dangerous ground quickly.” -taken from Shakespeare in the Bush by Laura Bohannan We could say that in this part of the story‚ she had a hard time explaining the book the way she wanted it. That is why she had to avoid those hard-to-explain parts so she wouldn’t be questioned more. Another problem
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Tribute to Shakespeare Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet. He is generally considered the "greatest dramatist the world has ever known" and the "finest poet who has written in the English language" (World Book Encyclopedia). Shakespeare has also been the world’s most popular author. No other writer’s plays have been produced so many times or read so widely in so many countries. Many reasons can be given for Shakespeare’s appeal. But his fame basically is on his understanding of
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Shakespeare is one of the most known poets in today’s English literature. He was often called “England’s national poet” and also “Bard of Avon”. He was baptised on April 26th 1564 and his birth is unknown. He passed away on the 23rd of April in 1616. He wrote many plays and sonnets. He also wrote two long narrative poems. He married Anne Hathaway at the age of 18. Anne Hathaway gave birth to three of his children. William Shakespeare passed away three years prior to when he retired to Stratford
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To Play One False In one of his lesser known poems‚ it is said Shakespeare wrote‚ “In fact your mastery of the art is so great your lies are crowned with success.” Though‚ according to the conspirators‚ these words were written by someone else‚ perhaps to mock that Shakespeare earned success by stealing their work. Commonly referred to as the greatest and most influential artist ever‚ Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in the 16th century and worked as an actor. Although‚ he may have never
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