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Who wrote Shakespeare? Introduction The Shakespeare authorship question refers to a controversial argument in the realms of arts and literature that someone else other than William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon composed the numerous works accredited to him as shown in most books of history. Anti-Stratfordian theorists allege that the original author of the works used Shakespeare as a pen name thereby shielding his or her identity (Shapiro 56). Such dissenting viewpoints arise from theorists…

HaComedy of Errors William Shakespeare, one of the famous playwrights in the world, wrote over 30 plays. Almost all of his plays are very well- known, such as Romeo and Juliet, All’s Well That Ends Well ,and Midsummer's Night Dream. Comedy of Errors is one of his earliest comedies. Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare’s most amusing plays due to the mistakes, the up and down adventure, and it's amazing, happy ending. William Shakespeare was a man with a dream and worked hard to achieve.…

William Shakespeare has been known for centuries as a literary legend. Not only were his plays and poems written with such high intelligence and creativity, but they were so memorable that people continue to study them to this day. Furthermore, one of his more significant plays that he wrote, Macbeth, has been intensely analyzed since the day it came out in 1606--and people still do not understand it entirely. This is simply because of the complex characterization he portrays throughout the…

William Hawkins was the captain of Hector in the third voyage set forth by the East India Company (1607). Not much is known about his early life except that, he had previously been in the West Indies and that he had been for some time in the Levant and knew Turkish. The only known person of his family is his brother Charles. Hawkins has been called and generally thought to be a professional sailor or a “bluff sea captain” as he was the commander of Hector. However this was not exactly the case…

Over the weekend, I had a lot of free time. It just so happened that an old (very old) friend of mine did as well. He goes by the name William Shakespeare, you might have heard of him before. When talking to Shakespeare, I realized that in the modern day high school, there are many similarities that compare well to his play, Othello. We found a common situation that occurs in the present day. This situation involves jealousy. On the quad, a common place for spending time and relaxing in-between…

William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564, in Stratford England. William was a part of a men’s theatrical group for his artistry. Over 20 years, Shakespeare wrote plays that conflict the complete range of “human emotion and conflict”. Nobody has any birth records of William Shakespeare, the only record they have is when he was baptized at the “Holy Trinity Church”. They think he was born around April 23rd, 1564. Williams record has no evidence or anything on his education. They know…

England's national poet. The works of William Shakespeare have been performed in countless countries and cities. “Though no birth records exist, church records indicate that a William Shakespeare was baptized at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564” (William Shakespeare). William was the third child of six. There is very little on his education but “scholars have surmised that he most likely attended the King's New School, in Stratford, which taught reading, writing…

May 8, 2017 The Mysterious Shakespeare William Shakespeare was born in Stratford upon Avon in 1564. William Shakespeare is known to be the best English playwright. He authored some 37 or more plays, epic poems and 154 sonnets, He retired to his hometown sometime around 1612, where he died. Shakespeare worked the English language and…

John Shakespeare and Mary Arden were parents to William Shakespeare. Shakespeare's birth date is not exactly known, but it is known that his birthday is celebrated on April 23 and died on April 23, 1616 William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway on November 27, 1582 at age of 18. They had their first daughter Susanna on May 26, 1583 soon later Anne giving birth to twins, Hamnet and Judith which were baptized on February 2, 1585. Shakespeare only son Hamnet died at the age of 11, in 1596 ("William…

It is no secret that keeping up with the times is no easy feat as new technologies are created, new trends and memes are taking over society each day, but there is one writer who has managed to stay relevant more than 400 years after his death. The great William Shakespeare wrote many plays that tackled topics much more meaningful than the exciting adventures of grand people on fairy-tale quests to slay dragons or whatever was relevant in the times of Queen Elizabeth I or King James I. His plays…