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    Noh Theatre History

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    The word Noh means skill, craft, or the talent particularly in the field of performing arts in this context. The word Noh may be used alone or with gaku (fun, music) to form the word nōgaku. Noh is a classical tradition that is highly valued by many today. When used alone, Noh refers to the historical genre of theatre originated from sarugaku in the mid 14th century and continues to be performed today.[4] Noh and kyōgen "originated in the 8th century when the sangaku was transmitted from China…

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    he also acted them out, he was an actor and performed at the Global Theater. He was born in April 23, 1564 at Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom and died at April 23, 1616 at the same place he was born. He had three nicknames, Bard of Avon, Swan of Avon and The Bard. Also, he was educated at the King’s New School. Shakespeare was baptized in April 26, 1564 at Stratford-upon-Avon, England. From 1594 forward he started to be an important member of Lord Chamberlain’s Men company of theatrical…

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    Of the considerable number of truths about Shakespeare, one of the most bizarre of all is that, despite the fact that he is viewed as the finest essayist of the English Language that there has ever been, Shakespeare didn't really compose every one of the expressions of some of his plays. Truth be told, a few individuals say that William Shakespeare didn't compose any of his works at all and that William Shakespeare was just a pseudonym that was utilized by some different scholars of his time.…

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    Shakespeare- Did He Really Write Them All? Little is known about the world-famous playwright William Shakespeare, whose works remain the towering greatness of English literature, centuries after his death. Shakespeare’s plays provided the people of his time as an escape from the monotonous events of day to day life, involving universal themes that are still relevant to audiences today. However, his life is still clouded with mystery and it wasn't until over two centuries later that people began…

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    One of the greatest playwrights of all time was William Shakespeare. He, like many famous individuals, was not terribly popular when he lived. He wrote more than 30 plays and did many other works as well. The plays he wrote captivated the audience, and told story's like no other. He built his own theater, and used the money he got from it, to buy his family the second largest estate in Stratford. His fame mostly came after he had died. In the 19th century, adoration for Shakespeare was at its…

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    according to scholars. He was right handed. He had long curly hair and a trimmed beard. He had green eyes, and he was white. William Shakespeare's home town was about one hundred and three miles west of london. His hometown was known as Stratford upon Avon. His hometown was a market town with a country road near Avon river. William Shakespeare was the third child of a man named John Shakespeare, a leather merchant,…

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    Mark Twain, a prolific American author, once stated, “So far as anybody actually knows and can prove, Shakespeare of Stratford-Upon-Avon never wrote a play in his life. So far as anybody knows and can prove, he never wrote a letter to anybody in his life...” There's a controversy over whether Shakespeare was a actor, a poet, and a playwright or just an actor. Stratfordians believe that William Shakespeare was an actor, poet, and a playwright. Oxfordians believe that William Shakespeare was only…

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    Shakespeare lived during the reign of Elizabeth the first, a period where women wore makeup made of poisonous lead and people believed the body was composed of 4 humors, blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile. Given this information it’s hard to believe that anything written during this time could possibly keep people enthralled but Shakespeare has endured the test of time. His work has been imitated, modernized but never duplicated. Love was a theme Shakespeare frequently wrote about.…

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    William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom, on the approximate date of April 23, 1564, three days before the first known record of him, his baptismal record. He was the third of eight children born to a tradesman and glovemaker, John Shakespeare, and Mary Arden, his mother (The Life). William ended up being John and Mary’s oldest child to survive. Having three younger brothers, William grew up as the “big brother” of the family. John, being a leading citizen of Stratford…

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    William Shakespeare was born April 1564 and his life did not seem like it would be destined for success in any way. He came from a poor family and he himself only had a grammar school education. He began his stardom Per (Shakespeare in America stated) “In a 1592 pamphlet by Robert Greene, Shakespeare reappears as an “upstart crow” flapping his poetic wings in London. Evidently, it did not take him long to land on the stage. Between 1590 and 1592, Shakespeare's Henry VI series, Richard III, and…

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