Sonnets by William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare is known as being one of the greatest writers in the English language. He is famous for his dramatic plays, poems, and sonnets. Macbeth, written in the early 1600s, is a well-known tragedy of a man and his wife who aspire to be the rulers of Scotland. The two partake in a series of murders the couple feel are necessary to get the crown. In Macbeth, Shakespeare uses Lady Macbeth’s scheming, feminine wiles, and guilt to show that she is truly guilty of Duncan’s murder. Lady…

Shakespeare is considered the greatest English writer of all time (“William Shakespeare Biography”). He has written countless sonnets, poems and plays. Many of his works has been closely analyzed and some are still acted out at theaters. Plays such as Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet are even known among people who have never studied Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s work has been around for hundreds of years and many films has are adaptations of his works. Macbeth is tragicomedy play that’s about…

This process was significant for me because it helped me to see how lesson planning is vital when it comes to the teaching-learning process. Allowing me to properly plan ahead helped me to stay organized and keep on track, thus allowing me to teach more. Not only that, I was able to help students reach objectives more easily and spend less time on managing the classroom. This provided me to have a coherent framework for effective teaching, to be more confident when delivering the lesson, and…

There are many different themes and ways to look at William Shakespeare’s play, As You Like It. These themes are like looking at a story or in this case a play through different lenses. As You Like It shows that there are different ways to look at gender roles and how they are represented in Shakespearian time (during the Elizabethan Era). Views of gender affected the character’s role, how they behave, and are expected to behave in Elizabethan society. Unlike sexual roles (male and female),…

that power, came through the enforcement of a royal proclamation in 1559 which called for the licensing of plays for performance. The Master of the Revels was a key figure in the licensing and censorship of drama and the theatre from the time of Shakespeare to the closing of the theatres in 1642. The Master was an official in the Lord Chamberlain's office, responsible for providing suitable entertainment at court. The Master facilitated actors to become accessories of the court and aristocracy,…

The expansive influence William Shakespeare has had on media and the world of literature is undeniable. His poems number into the hundreds and he wrote over three dozen plays which have been performed almost constantly since their debut. Reading Shakespeare is even mandatory in high schools across the United States. Just like Shakespeare’s influence can be seen in other plays throughout history (and even across languages), such as Friedrich Schiller’s Wilhelm Tell1, it can be found in tons of…

William Shakespeare, born in the 16th hundred, and raised in the provincial town of Stratford Upon Avon, playwriter of tragedies and historical dramas. In his lifespan he invented over 1700 words, wrote 154 sonnets, two narrative poems and 38 plays. He was crowned the greatest English dramatist by creating modern drama, which are still enjoyed across state boarders till this day, 400 years after his passing. Shakespeare is the perfect product of the Elizabethan Era, also called the “Golden age”,…

Half a millennium. 500 years. The span of time between the creation of the play The Taming of the Shrew written by William Shakespeare and the filming of the movie 10 Things I Hate About You. The former was wrote during the Renaissance era while the latter was wrote during the birth of what has become the modern age. It is easy to spot not only differences in the cultures but also the similarities in the character’s attitudes. Even though 4 centuries separate Katherine (Kate) and Katerina (Kat),…

Good morning, I would like to thank you for this amazing opportunity to audition for the grin and tonic theatre company William Shakespeare was an English poet playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. As England’s national poet his works, consist of approximately 37 plays 154 sonnets and two long narrative poems. His plays have been translated into a major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright, his plays are…

William Shakespeare is one of literatures greatest writers who is best known for his sonnets and plays. One of his most famous plays is Othello. Like most of Shakespeare’s plays, Othello is a tragedy. Othello is the main character of the play who falls in love with Desdemona. Their lives seem to be moving along in happiness, but the infamous Iago has an evil plan in store for them. Iago’s plan is to fool Othello into thinking that Desdemona is cheating on him with Cassio. All of the characters…