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    William shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564. He was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon. His parents were John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. He was one of seven children. He had three sisters named Joan, Anne, and Margaret. He also had three brothers named Richard, Edmund, and Gilbert. The children's father, John, was elected bailiff or mayor. As William grew up, he married Anne Hathaway at the age of 18 and Anne was 26. They had three children named Hamnet, Susanna, and Judith. He began to start a…

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    The Mysteries of Shakespeare William Shakespeare once wrote, “All the world ‘s a stage, and all the men and women merely players,” (As You Like It). Or did he? In this line, William Shakespeare compares this world to a stage, and he states that all men and women are only actors and actresses on the stage of this world. With so little known about the real William Shakespeare, the respected English poet, playwright, and actor, doubters started questioning the true identity of the writer behind…

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    How does ‘She’s the Man’ challenge stereotypes about gender? William Shakespeare was a pioneer in English literature and gave a meaningful and significant contribution to the arts and theatre. He has been regarded as one of the greatest writers in history and has played a monumental role in the development and shaping of the way we view and appreciate English literature. 2006, award-winning film, ‘She’s the Man’ is a modern adaption of William Shakespeare’s 1601 play ‘Twelfth Night’. ‘Twelfth…

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    British Literature; Teaching Shakespeare ‘s Importance British literature dates back way past the 16th century, schools today across the United States still require teaching a very well known famous dead writer named Shakespeare. He was born in the United Kingdom, right now he ages at 453 years old he most likely are specks of dust by now. Recognized to be the best British literature writer, and his famous globe theater known to help out early English language. Although it is required for…

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    CHAPTER-1 INTRODUCTION Charlotte Bronte, the prominent Victorian writer was born in 1816 to Rev. Patrick Bronte and his wife Maria. She was the third kid to the Bronte family. At a very early age she lost her mother Maria in 1821. This incident was heartbreaking for Charlotte and the whole family. The siblings Elizabeth, charlotte, Emily, Anne and son Barnwell had an extremely close relationship. Unfortunately, things didn’t stop here. There was more to come. In 1821 the family shifted to…

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    Introduction Chetan Bhagat as viewed an icon, role model and a top-class writer in the sight of the present youth. He has written seven blockbuster novels so far namely – Five Point Someone (2004), One Night @ the Call Centre (2005), The 3 Mistakes of My Life (2008), 2 States (2009), Revolution 2020 (2011), What Young India Wants (2012) and Half Girlfriend (2014). Interestingly all most all novels of Chetan Bhagat are associated to the lives of contemporary Indian youth. Some of the major…

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    "O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?” (Romeo and Juliet Act II, Scene II). Shakespeare is one of the most famous writer to be connected to the globe theater. That theater is where most of Shakespeare play were first presented to the public. Shakespeare bought his share of the globe theater along with others from lord chamberlain’s men. The globe theater was the biggest out of the four theaters. Shakespeare has a very important literature part on the world and the globe theater helped put…

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    Over five hundred years have passed since William Shakespeare plays have been in existence; however, they still remain to be some of the most popular plays in modern society. Many persons ponder about the reasons for the timelessness of Shakespeare’s plays. Shakespeare has managed to write his plays in such a way that they last for a lifetime instead of a season because he understood human nature. Shakespeare encapsulates universal emotions and timeless truths in his works the themes that he…

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    “Well, about six weeks ago, she heard the name Gatsby for the first time in years. It was when I asked you – do you remember?”(Fitzgerald 145 ). In the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Daisy was the one thing Gatsby wanted. He threw big parties, but he did not care unless Daisy was there. So when Daisy got in trouble, all Gatsby wanted was to protect his flower. Ignorance is not bliss, and allowing others to be ignorant can hurt you in the end. Gatsby allows Daisy to run over Myrtle…

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    Topic Since the eighteenth century, scholars have debated whether William Shakespeare, high school dropout and glove maker’s son from the backwoods town of Stratfordupon-Avon, would have had the education, sophistication and literary skill to have written plays that are considered the most important works of literature in English. In the course of this debate, scholars have put forward many contenders as the “real author” of the plays, Queen Elizabeth I, Francis Bacon, and Christopher Marlowe.…

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