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Compare and Contrast “The Lamb” and “The Tyger” “The Lamb” and “The Tyger” are written by William Blake. These were his two famous poetry in his collection. The difference between these two poems is that each poem belong to two different poetry of Blake’s collection. Two biggest collection of poetry from William Blake are the Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. The Songs of Innocence are poetries that have happy poems like the poem “The Lamb.” The Songs of Experience are poetries…

A sensational dramatist and poet in addition to the son of the town bailiff, William Shakespeare had grown to become one of the most universally-known figures, whose thought-invoking plays and sonnets have enraptured the minds of people and continue to do so even to this day. While growing up in the town of Stratford Upon Avon in a household of ___, his father’s prominent position allowed him to have an education in the local grammar school. There, Shakespeare was taught Latin, a skill that was…

“To be or not to be-that is the question” is the beginning line from a famous soliloquy in the play Hamlet, written by none other than Shakespeare. Some say that when said that line, he was considering the big questions of life and death, while others think that Hamlet was really just thinking about his father's death and killing his uncle. I think by now we can all agree that there is a lot of controversy surrounding Shakespeare and his works. One that is very widely discussed is the idea that…

There are few people who would fail to recognize the name William Shakespeare. He was a well-known poet, playwright and actor in early English times. He is the author of many famous works that were and still remain extremely popular throughout the world. He is often considered the greatest playwright of the English language. In fact, he is frequently referred to as England’s national poet (History Staff, 2015). Although Shakespeare works are extremely popular, recorded information about the man…

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…

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare once said, “Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.” A successful English playwright, Shakespeare wrote 195 pieces of literature, including his 154 sonnets, 37 plays, and 4 poems. Around the world actors perform his plays, movies of his works are produced and his quotes are written or spoken by people in today’s society. Through these literature pieces, Shakespeare has…

The Many Sides of Robin Williams It is a bright Night in the small Alaskan town of Nightmute, like most nights and days for that matter in this town where the sun only sets a few months out of the year. A murder has occurred in this town by a mental imbalanced calculating man. Wait maybe this doesn’t interest you how about a different tail about an alcoholic psychiatrist that morns the loss of his wife in the bottom of a bottle, after giving up on his career and his life he is slowly pulled…

the intriguing, yet confidential debate about slavery and racial discrimination against minorities. Nobel prize winner and literary merit William Faulkner, was a preeminent American author who examined and presented such archetype through his southern style genre and works, A Rose for Emily, The Sound and the Fury and Absalom, Absalom. Connected to his work, William Faulkner is herald today to be one of the greatest southern-interpreted writers in American history. His brilliant description of…

tale unfold whose lightest word/Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood” (Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act I, scene v). The people who would interpret this as a hyperbolic autobiography of “Shakespeare” are the same people who are convinced that “William Shakespeare” is a pseudonym. There are hundreds of different theories about who really penned the plays attributed to Shakespeare, and though lots of money has been devoted to research this intricate problem, no conclusive evidence has been…

William Shakespeare is known as one of the greatest writers or poets in history. He is widely known as the greatest writer in the English language, and also known as the “Bard of Avon”. Some of Shakespeare’s first plays were performed at the Globe including: Julius Caesar, Hamlet, King Lear and some others. The Globe is one of the most famous theatres there is. The first Globe was built by the company Shakespeare was in, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. Richard Burbage was the company’s leading…