William Shakespeare

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…

contrast to the setting; it is unnatural, just as the three disguised witches are. Ominous music begins as the witches chant an eerie spell, brewing a poisonous potion. In the film, Macbeth, directed by Rupert Goold, and in the play, Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, act 4, scene 1, is a reflection of the first scene where Macbeth and Banquo encounter the Weird Sisters. Once again, the witches equivocate three prophecies to Macbeth, leading him to challenge Fate. The use of poetry accurately…

What is in a word? Language shapes the very backbone of every community. It enables communication between one person and another. Without it nations would crumble like the tower of Babel. Shakespeare not only knew the language well for anyone’s sake, even though he received an official education. He brought us a wonder of new vocabulary and sayings that make the modern English language what it is today. “Lie low”, “comparisons are odorous”, and “as merry as the day is long” originates from just…

William Shakespeare is known for writing some of the most profound tragedies of all time, including Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth, two of the most famous plays. When an audience is watching these dramas, they see how horrific events can happen to people who seem completely moral, which begs the following question: what leads to these tragedies? One can easily blame the individual imperfections of the characters, but every tragedy in Shakespeare’s canon shares a greater overarching warning.…

The system was reinforced by the reality of society not wanting to change the classes, even when Shakespeare encourages this change. Olivia’s and Cesario’s class change brought a sense of hope because Olivia fell in love with a “man” based on his heart, not his class. Twelfth Night is a comedy which means chaos is brought upon in the beginning and the…

In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, a play by William Shakespeare, love and hate are reappearing emotions just like light and dark are also reappearing images. Light typically symbolizes love and darkness symbolizes hate, but Shakespeare switches the meanings to make a statement on love and hate. In the tragedy, Romeo and Juliet’s love is born from the hate of their families and they inevitably die as a price for the feud. In many instances regarding love and hate, these emotions, although polar…

throughout history to achieve power and political goals. It is used daily by people who desire to alter a situation in their favor, whether it be for good or bad. William Shakespeare wrote the play Much Ado About Nothing in 1599 for Queen Elizabeth I, someone who often interfered in the relationships among her courtiers and attendants. Shakespeare uses this play to comment on deception and how one may go about deceiving someone, by comparing Don Pedro and the Friar’s use of deception with Don…

Much Ado About Nothing is a play written by English writer William Shakespeare. Believed to have been written between 1598 and 1599, the story is likely taking place sometime in the 16th century, in the midst of the Italian Wars in Messina, with Shakespeare bringing the real-life issue in the play by having characters come from some of the regions at war (Florence, Aragon, Padua). This play is in fact set in Messina, which is a port in the island of Sicily (Italy). While Much Ado About Nothing…

A Midsummer’s Night Dream by William Shakespeare, is a story about love. But not one type of love, however many types of love, forced love, parental love, romantic love. Primary Parent love, and that’s starts with Egeus and Hermia. In the story Egeus seemed strict and forceful, his acts shows that he is bossy and demanding. Because Hermia is in love with Lysander he forbids them to marry, Since Egeus wants Demetrius to marry Hermia, and since her father wants what he thinks is best for her. He…

The theme of appearance versus reality is reoccurring throughout the play of King Lear by William Shakespeare. There is an evident contrast between reality as opposed to appearance. Reality is the world or the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to appearance to be an idealistic or notional idea of them. Appearance is an imagination, while reality is an actual existence. In King Lear there are many characters that appear to be, what in reality, they are not. Since one cannot see…