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William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare 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. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" or simply "the Bard". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.
culture · English playwright and poet (1564–1616) · playwright · poet · stage actor · writer · actor · dramaturge · also William Shakespeare, The Bard, The Bard of Avon, Swan of Avon, Bard of Avon, Shakespeare
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“What she’s saying is groundbreaking.”
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“Shakespeare was larger than Plato and than St. Augustine. He encloses us because we see with his fundamental perceptions.”
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“s Complaint. Critics consider that its fine qualities are marred by leaden effects. The Phoenix and the Turtle, printed in Robert Chester”
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“We may, therefore, borrow a convenient phrase from the theatre of today and class them together as Shakespeare”
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“s Tale and The Tempest, and collaborated with other playwrights. Many of Shakespeare”
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Tipperary Live: Carrick-on-Suir hosts festival celebrating Shakespeare this weekend
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Mshale: William Shakespeare Sonnet 5 Hms Dragon (nsIz0A0O0G)
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Whats The Show: William Shakespeare’s Reservoir Dogs
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Napolike.com: Shakespeare enamorado esta noche en TwentySeven: argumento y reparto.
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Napolike.com: Shakespeare in Love tonight on TwentySeven: plot and cast
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Mshale: William Shakespeare - THE SONNETS - SONNET 5 Naomi Osaka (Jz8GRmqeYV)
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London Daily News: London poet writes 3,400 Shakespearean-style sonnets more than 400 years after the bard
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Infobae: De la leyenda a los hechos: los mitos sobre Shakespeare que la historia no logra confirmar
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102.9 The Buzz: Who Was William Shakespeare’s Wife?
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Mshale: William Shakespeare - Sonnet 5 New York City Vs Charlotte (UwkHM6dABn)
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: William Shakespeare - Playwright, Poet, Julius Caesar
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: William Shakespeare - Feminist Criticism, Gender Studies
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: How William Shakespeare Used Audition Sides
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Learn about William Shakespeare's early boyhood and path to London to become a playwright and actor
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: William Shakespeare - Sources, Plays, Poems
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Hear director Joseph Haj exploring the spiritual side of William Shakespeare's pirate-packed Pericles
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: William Shakespeare Explained in Five Questions
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Examine the First Folio Edition of William Shakespeare's Plays and Consider Its Allure for Collectors and Scholars
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: William Shakespeare - Poetry, Sonnets, Plays
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Act II, scene 2 of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: The four states of the Martin Droeshout engraved portrait of William Shakespeare
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Know about the first critical edition of the works of William Shakespeare by Nicholas Rowe, published in 1709
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: William Shakespeare - Romances, Poetry, Plays
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Amelia Bassano Lanier is the lady who wrote all of Shakespeare's plays Because she was black they would not publish her work.” Published Poet.
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FactCheck.org rated the claim ““Florida high schools are now removing Shakespeare, including the full text of ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ to comply with Republicans’ new law restricting ‘sexual content.'”” Distorts the Facts.
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FACTLY rated the claim “William Shakespeare’s quotation about expectations and life advice” FALSE.
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Snopes rated the claim “Wyoming state Sen. Anthony Bouchard revealed in a Facebook Live video and statements to the press that he impregnated a girl when she was 14 and he was 18 years of age, and he compared it to Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet."” Correct Attribution.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz messed up when he attributed the famous phrase "full of sound and fury / signifying nothing" to William Shakespeare.” False.
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“Nothing shall be impossible to Humans”
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Africa Check rated the claim “William Shakespeare said “I always feel happy, you know why? Because I don’t expect anything from anyone. Expectations always hurt. Life is short, so love your life, be happy. And keep smiling. Just live for yourself and before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. B…” Incorrect.
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PolitiFact rated the claim ““Shakespeare said: ‘I always feel happy. You know why? Because I don’t expect anything from anyone. Expectations always hurt. Life is short. So love your life. Be Happy. & Keep smiling.'”” Pants on Fire.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “"Shakespeare said: ‘I always feel happy. You know why? Because I don’t expect anything from anyone. Expectations always hurt. Life is short. So love your life. Be Happy. & Keep smiling.'"” Pants on Fire.
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Called him "the world's greatest playwright"; while Dennis Kennedy, Samuel Beckett Professor of Drama and Theatre (Emeritus) at Trinity College Dublin, noted in 2004 that he remains "the most performed playwright in the
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Snopes rated the claim “William Shakespeare wrote that he "always felt happy" because he didn't "expect anything from anyone."” False.
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Wrote; "most of the most important, the most talented, and best educated writers and readers of the last four centuries have considered Shakespeare the best writer in English, or the best modern writer in any language, o
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Snopes rated the claim “A black woman named Amelia Bassano has been proved the true (uncredited) author of all of William Shakespeare's plays.” False.
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In 1934, Rudyard Kipling published a short story in The Strand Magazine, "Proofs of Holy Writ", postulating that Shakespeare had helped to polish the prose of the King James Bible, published in 1611.
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Rudyard Kipling published a short story in The Strand Magazine, "Proofs of Holy Writ", postulating that Shakespeare had helped to polish the prose of the King James Bible, published in 1611
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Studied at King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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“On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History”
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"does not he shine, in crowned sovereignty, over us all, as the noblest, gentlest, yet strongest of rallying signs; indestructible"
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“Lines Written among the Euganean Hills,”
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Died 1616-04-23.
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“A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!”
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“All the world’s a stage,And all the men and women merely players:They have their exits and their entrancesAnd one man in his time plays many parts. (ang.)”
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“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. (ang.)”
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“Hell is empty and all the devils are here. (ang.)”
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“Wyspa ta jest pełna dźwięków,Głosów i słodkich pieśni, które cieszą,Nie szkodząc wcale. Czasem strun tysiącaBrzęk słyszę wokół siebie; czasem głosy,Które, choć ze snu bym powstał długiego,Ukołysałyby mnie znów.”
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“Cry "Havoc!" and let slip the dogs of war. (ang.)”
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Born 1564-04.
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