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    William Shakespeare: Shakespearean Authorship Many individuals say that William Shakespeare of Stratford is the original writer of all 38 plays and 154 sonnets. It is argued that someone else other than Shakespeare wrote these plays. William Shakespeare was born April 23‚ 1564 in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Shakespreare was a lower middle-class man. William Shakespaeare‚ son of John Shakespeare‚ a glove maker and town official and Mary Arden who belonged to a family of the local gentry. Also‚ father

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    2013 Essay 1 Shakespeare Dramatic Plays William Shakespeare was a great writer and is still famous today for his amazing plays. Some of his plays are "Romeo and Juliet" and "Othello." One thing that made his plays so famous is that the characters had real problems. His plays were very dramatic and tragic. He didn ’t only write plays but he also wrote poems. Although Shakespeare died a long time ago‚ his plays and poems were so great that they are still famous today. Shakespeare knew how to

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    Cordaisha Robinson Mrs. Gorman CA400 March 27th‚ 2013 This essay will discuss‚ William Shakespeare’s life‚ his career‚ when he was born and died‚ biographical information‚ and his childhood. William Shakespeare was an English poet‚ His father‚ John Shakespeare‚ raised William to the best of his abilities… he made sure that William study and got into the best o schools‚ being that 1561 to 1563 he had been one of the two chamberlains to whom the finance of the town he was very trustworthy

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    some reasons why William Shakespeare was a hero. William Shakespeare was an inspiration to us all. He inspired people to write what they feel. William wrote a lot of great plays. What we mean by that is‚he never gave up when he was writing even when people put him down. He believed that once you succeed in life‚then you will be able to accomplish anything. He also acted in some plays. William Shakespeare was born on April 1546.He died on April 23‚1616. Scientist think that William Shakespeare’s death

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    ’Let me not to the marriage of true minds’ (sonnet 116) by William Shakespeare (1609) This poem is called ’let me not to the marriage of true minds’ and it’s written by William Shakespeare. It was first published in 1609. This sonnet is one of Shakespeare’s most famous love sonnets. William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright. He is often called England’s national poet and the ’Bard of Avon’. His surviving work consists of 38 plays‚ 154 sonnets‚ 2 long narrative poems and several

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    William Shakespeare was one of history’s most influential literary geniuses‚ whose work transcended time. His plays and sonnets have intrigued scholars and ordinary people alike for over 400 years. Even though his works and contributions to history are known‚ most of his personal life remains a mystery even to this day. While his life is quite cryptic‚ there are some connections that can be drawn between Shakespeare’s works and his life or the events surrounding it. One can clearly see examples in

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    Do you think you know Shakespeare well enough to write a research paper on him or make a presentation about him? Who did he marry? What did he do for a living? Did he have kids? What was his muse? How did he support his family? Did he really invent new words like everyone says? Simple things like that is hard to learn about a person that died WAY back then‚ 1616 to be correct. That is almost over 400 years ago! They never really wrote anything down or stored things like we do today. Everything that

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    Age and youth By William Shakespeare The poem "age and youth"‚ by William Shakespeare (born April 26th 1564 – died April 23rd 1616) is one of his profound poems which was published in 1588. It is apart of a collection of numerous poems in "The Passionate Pilgrim"‚ ‘Age and Youth being numeral XII. These various poems centre on the ideas of the early and late stages in life. More notably however his one sided perception on the two topics. "Youth" is cast as being the more favourable and several

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    Bryce Dotson Sears Honors English 9 / Period 5 30 November 2010 Renaissance Writer: A Comparison of His Works William Shakespeare was born on April 26‚ 1564 on St. George’s Day. As a young man‚ Ovid’s writing filled Shakespeare’s mind with images of violence and romance. As Shakespeare aged‚ he viewed himself as a poet. William wrote Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth‚ two very diverse pieces of literature that use blood and fate. Today‚ our society still has blood and fate. For example‚ people

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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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