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2 days ago · William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare ( c. 23 [a] April 1564 – 23 April 1616) [b] was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. [4] [5] [6] He is often called England's national poet and the " Bard of Avon " (or simply "the Bard").
2 days ago · The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that he wrote alone.
5 days ago · Cymbeline (/ ˈ s ɪ m b ɪ l iː n /), also known as The Tragedie of Cymbeline or Cymbeline, King of Britain, is a play by William Shakespeare set in Ancient Britain (c. 10–14 AD) and based on legends that formed part of the Matter of Britain concerning the early historical Celtic British King Cunobeline.
3 days ago · Arts, Music and Theatre. Over 900 full-length films of Shakespeare plays, modern dramas, classical music, dance, musicals, opera and adaptations of classic novels. Includes behind-the-scenes documentaries and educational resources: plot summary, character biographies, language analysis, scene study, performance background and historical context ...
6 hours ago · A First Look read through and discussion of The Wooing of Nan, a jig from around 1590-1600.With Lynn Freitas as Friend, Alan Scott as Jack and Gent, and Rach...
2 days ago · By The National Gallery Some of the characters and plots in William Shakespeare’s works come directly from ancient and modern sources. Our Library exhibition Will’s World—European Literature in Shakespeare’s time explores the classic and modern writing that inspired the English playwright. And in the 400 years since his first folio was published, Shakespeare’s plays have in turn ...
4 days ago · “There’s a reason young people study the plays of William Shakespeare instead of those by his contemporaries…Shakespeare’s plays survived; theirs were largely lost. And why did his survive? They survived because someone thought about his plays soon after his death and had A BIG IDEA.” Can you imagine a life without knowing the works of William Shakespeare? No star-crossed Romeo and ...
