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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was born on April 1564 in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, on England’s Avon River. When he was eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway. The couple had three children—their older daughter, Susanna, and the twins, Judith and Hamnet. Hamnet, Shakespeare’s only son, died in childhood.The bulk of Shakespeare’s working life was spent, not in Stratford, but in the theater world of London, where he established himself professionally by the early 1590s. He had a successful career in London as a playwright and actor and was a shareholder in the acting company the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men. He produced most of... Read full bio

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Hamlet will be released on April 24, 2012 in Trade Paperback
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KEYJ-FM, June 7, 2013
...modernized settings to cartoons to musicals, producers keep thinking of fresh ways to shake up the works of William Shakespeare and make his immortal lines and characters accessible for the contemporary arena. Since the words “timeless” and...
Globe and Mail, June 7, 2013
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BellaOnline, June 7, 2013
...In hindsight, it seems inevitable - a mashup between two of culture's biggest powerhouses, William Shakespeare and "Star Wars." After all, we can all recite Shakespeare's iconic lines in our sleep - "To be or not to be," "All the world's...
Digital Journal, June 6, 2013
...and sometimes require a large vocabulary to understand. It has long been used by comedy writers, such as William Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, and George Carlin. Suggesting two or more meanings, this figure of speech exploits multiple meanings of words, or...
Sacramento Bee, June 5, 2013
...box, page D6). The Main Stage shows include the season-opening adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," William Shakespeare's always popular "Romeo and Juliet" and the season-closing "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." Said...
Pasadena Star News, June 5, 2013
...So obviously (or is it counter intuitively?) he knows good writing when he sees it. His favorite authors? William Shakespeare and Stan Lee. At least that how it looks for the 48-year-old creator of TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Firefly" and...
Inside Bay Area, June 5, 2013
...Hall's 'Measure for Measure' through June 15 The final show of Town Hall Theatre's 2012-2013 season, William Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure," will be performed through June 15. Chris Hayes, Town Hall's technical director, brings us to In...
Portage Daily Register, June 8, 2013
...fall, and a Christmas show in December. Shows they are considering next summer are “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: (Abridged),” “Schoolhouse Rock,” and “Our Tomorrow.” The fall school show may come to different communities, as...
Hometown News, June 8, 2013
...3008 Ave. D, Fort Pierce. Free. 'Gnomeo & Juliet' (2011) featuring James McAvoy and Emily Blunt. Based on William Shakespeare's classic, this animated feature takes the tale of two star-crossed lovers and retells it through two families of garden gnomes....
Isthmus Daily Page, June 8, 2013
...org More Information: The Two Gentlemen of Verona June 8 to October 6, 2013 (Up the Hill) By William Shakespeare Directed by Tim Ocel Opening night: June 15 at 8 p.m. The perfect summer-evening Shakespeare. Valentine and Proteus seek...
Big News Network, June 8, 2013
...NEW YORK -- Two-time Tony Award-winner Mark Rylance is to star in William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" and "Richard III" on Broadway this fall, producers announced. Rylance is best known in New York for his Tony-winning performances in the plays...
Benicia Patch, June 8, 2013
...on a tragic collision course in one of Giuseppe Verdi's most stirring operas, his masterful adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello. Otello captures Verdi at the height of his powers, filling the music with equal measures of poetry and passion....
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...America. It has connections to such historical figures a Thomas Jefferson, designer of the plantation house, George Washington, William Shakespeare and Winston Churchill. “This is comparable to bidding on a Monet painting, so we have no idea what the...
Mirror.co.uk, June 8, 2013
...donated to Oxford University (7) 7 A daughter of King Lear in the play of that name by William Shakespeare (5) 11 Seventh sign of the zodiac (5) 13 and 5 Down 1962 film thriller starring Gregory Peck as Sam Bowden (4,4) 14 Administrative centre of...