Shakespeare's plays

Anyone who is familiar with famed writer William Shakespeare can easily list some of his most famous plays, such as the tragedies Romeo and Juliet or Hamlet. Many casual readers do not recognize his sonnets, except for perhaps his eighteenth, which describes a lover who is compared to a beautiful summer day. The majority of his sonnets are fairly unknown to many people, so they miss the part of his writing that offers a more personal glance into his life and opinions. In his sonnets,…

Library, British Library Board, www.bl.uk/. Accessed 5 Oct. 2016. “Rhetoric, Power, and Persuasion in Julius Caesar” written by Kim Ballard explains the importance of these three topics in Julius Caesar, one of Shakespeare's most famous plays. Although the article only focuses on a single play, it does an excellent job explaining the rhetoric used by William Shakespeare. The article explains the background of William Shakespeare and the importance of literature during his time in school.…

actor in some of the plays. The cast list of Every Man in His Humor, a play by Ben Johnson performed in 1598 included Will Kempe, Will Shakespeare, and Aug Philips among other actors (Edmondson and Stanley 34). William Shakespeare, the famous British actor, was the William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon Proving that William Shakespeare the actor was the William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon is integral in proving that he was the author of both the plays and poem. Historical…

Shakespeare's most famous works have been incorporated in school curriculums for decades, therefore there is no surprise that it has been translated into various forms in order for it to be taught effectively in class. With dramas, such as Hamlet and Macbeth, Shakespeare was able to explore many themes that are very relatable to his readers, which is why teachers today use both reading, technology and analyzing/performing in their classrooms so their students are able to understand the plot more…

professions, interests, and ages - from lawyers to school teachers - are questioning the authenticity of the William Shakespeare figure raised in Stratford upon Avon. For decades, researchers and scholars have tried various research methods and analyzed Shakespeare’s works countless times to find any secrets hidden within his words. Though the search has been extensive, they have found little information. However, with the evidence that we have, William Shakespeare from Stratford is undoubtedly…

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…

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. Whatever reality, a large portion of Shakespeare's words and expressions are still utilized as a part of the English Language today. Here some more William Shakespeare truths that you might not have known. We don't know how to spell Shakespeare's name…

Shakespeare, whether we’ve read one of his pays for a school assignment or watched one of his plays. One way or another we know who William Shakespeare is. For years there have been people saying that William Shakespeare, from Stratford- upon- Avon, is not the one who wrote all those plays and poems. Instead Oxfordian’s believe that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, is the one who wrote some of most known plays and poems in English literature. There is enough evidence to support that Edward…

in advance has changed social construction such as gender. William Shakespeare’s was a phenomenal playwright who in the 1600’s wrote historically significant texts such as, ‘Taming of the shrew’, Within Shakespeare’s great plays such as ‘Taming of the shrew’ social constructions were seen through the representations of gender. Gender representations were not only found within historically significant texts such as Shakespeare’s plays but, also in contemporary texts such as the film ‘Ten things I…

Queen Gertrude is generally the most overlooked of the major characters in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, particularly when one only reads the story and thus doesn’t have the constant visual reminder of a physical presence onstage. The under-recognized Queen of Denmark is in fact a stronger and more significant person than she’s generally given credit for. Perhaps the source of most readers’ dismissal of Gertrude is that one’s view of her is strongly tainted by that of Hamlet. Hamlet, with few exceptions…