English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Shakespere, Shakspeare, Shakspere (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
Common Middle English surname meaning «spearman», corresponding to shake (“brandish a weapon”) + spear.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃeɪkspɪɹ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃeɪkspɪə/
- Hyphenation: Shake‧speare
Proper noun[edit]
Shakespeare
- A surname.
- William Shakespeare, an English playwright and poet of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries
- His works or media adaptations of his works.
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He is reading Shakespeare.
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- A place name:
- A village in Perth East township, Ontario, Canada, named after the playwright.
- A ghost town in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States.
Usage notes[edit]
- (William Shakespeare): Note that Shakespeare’s manuscripts use a great many different spellings of his surname, too numerous to list here. (At the time, some name spellings were much more variable than today, see Spelling of Shakespeare’s name for a list.)
Derived terms[edit]
- Shakespearean
Translations[edit]
English playwright
- Arabic: شَكْسْبِير m (šaksbīr)
- Armenian: Շեքսպիր (Šekʿspir)
- Azerbaijani: Şekspir
- Bashkir: Шекспир (Şekspir)
- Belarusian: Шэкспі́р m (Šekspír), Шэксьпі́р m (Šeksʹpír) (taraškievica)
- Bengali: শেক্সপীয়ার (śekśopiẏoar)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 莎士比亞／莎士比亚 (zh) (Shāshìbǐyà), 莎翁 (zh) (Shāwēng)
- Danish: Shakespeare
- Esperanto: Ŝekspiro
- Finnish: Shakespeare
- French: Shakespeare (fr) m
- Georgian: შექსპირი (šeksṗiri)
- Greek: Σαίξπηρ (el) m (Saíxpir), Σαιξπήρος m (Saixpíros)
- Hebrew: שייקספיר m (sheykspir)
- Hindi: शेक्सपीयर (śeksapīyar)
- Japanese: シェイクスピア (Sheikusupia)
- Korean: 셰익스피어 (Syeikseupieo)
- Latvian: Šekspīrs m
- Macedonian: Ше́кспир m (Šékspir)
- Marathi: शेक्स्पीयर (śekspīyar)
- Nepali: शेक्सपियर (śeksapiyar)
- Polish: Szekspir m
- Portuguese: Shakespeare m
- Russian: Шекспи́р (ru) m (Šekspír)
- Spanish: Shakespeare (es)
- Thai: เชกสเปียร์ (châyk-sà-bpia)
- Turkish: Shakespeare, Şekspir
- Vietnamese: Sếch-xpia
- Yiddish: שייקספּיר m (sheykspir)
Noun[edit]
Shakespeare (countable and uncountable, plural Shakespeares)
- (uncountable) Eloquent language, especially English; poetry.
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1979 October 10, Russell Maker, “Highbrows Ruin Baseball’s Language”, in Toledo Blade:
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This may not be poetry, but in competition with «Ryan has good velocity and excellent location» it is pure Shakespeare.
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- (countable) A playwright of the standing of William Shakespeare
- 1997 Vivien Allen, «Hall Caine: portrait of a Victorian romancer»
- Caine, he said, might be a budding Shakespeare but in Shakespeare’s time all it took to put on a play was a barn, a crude stage, […]
- 1997 Vivien Allen, «Hall Caine: portrait of a Victorian romancer»
See also[edit]
- Category:English terms first attested in Shakespeare
Portuguese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Shakespeare m
- Shakespeare (William Shakespeare, English playwright)
Shake·speare
(shāk′spîr), William 1564-1616.
English playwright and poet whose works are noted for their exceptional verbal wit, psychological depth, and emotional range. His plays include historical works such as Richard II; comedies, including Much Ado about Nothing; and tragedies, such as Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear. He also composed 154 sonnets. The earliest collected edition of his plays, the First Folio, contained 36 plays and was published posthumously (1623).
Shake·spear′e·an, Shake·spear′i·an adj. & n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Shakespeare
(ˈʃeɪkspɪə)
n
(Biography) William. 1564–1616, English dramatist and poet. He was born and died at Stratford-upon-Avon but spent most of his life as an actor and playwright in London. His plays with approximate dates of composition are: Henry VI, Parts I–III (1590); Richard III (1592); The Comedy of Errors (1592); Titus Andronicus (1593); The Taming of the Shrew (1593); The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1594); Love’s Labour’s Lost (1594); Romeo and Juliet (1594); Richard II (1595); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1595); King John (1596); The Merchant of Venice (1596); Henry IV, Parts I–II (1597); Much Ado about Nothing (1598); Henry V (1598); Julius Caesar (1599); As You Like It (1599); Twelfth Night (1599); Hamlet (1600); The Merry Wives of Windsor (1600); Troilus and Cressida (1601); All’s Well that ends Well (1602); Measure for Measure (1604); Othello (1604); King Lear (1605); Macbeth (1605); Antony and Cleopatra (1606); Coriolanus (1607); Timon of Athens (1607); Pericles (1608); Cymbeline (1609); The Winter’s Tale (1610); The Tempest (1611); and, possibly in collaboration with John Fletcher, Two Noble Kinsmen (1612) and Henry VIII (1612). His Sonnets, variously addressed to a fair young man and a dark lady, were published in 1609
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
Shake•speare
(ˈʃeɪk spɪər)
n.
William, 1564–1616, English poet and playwright.
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| Characters in Shakespeare | Play |
|---|---|
| Sir Andrew Aguecheek | Twelfth Night |
| Antonio | The Merchant of Venice |
| Antony | Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar |
| Ariel | The Tempest |
| Aufidius | Coriolanus |
| Autolycus | The Winter’s Tale |
| Banquo | Macbeth |
| Bassanio | The Merchant of Venice |
| Beatrice | Much Ado About Nothing |
| Sir Toby Belch | Twelfth Night |
| Benedick | Much Ado About Nothing |
| Bolingbroke | Richard II |
| Bottom | A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
| Brutus | Julius Caesar |
| Caliban | The Tempest |
| Casca | Julius Caesar |
| Cassio | Othello |
| Cassius | Julius Caesar |
| Claudio | Much Ado About Nothing, Measure for Measure |
| Claudius | Hamlet |
| Cleopatra | Antony and Cleopatra |
| Cordelia | King Lear |
| Coriolanus | Coriolanus |
| Cressida | Troilus and Cressida |
| Demetrius | A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
| Desdemona | Othello |
| Dogberry | Much Ado About Nothing |
| Edmund | King Lear |
| Enobarbus | Antony and Cleopatra |
| Falstaff | Henry IV Parts I and II, The Merry Wives of Windsor |
| Ferdinand | The Tempest |
| Feste | Twelfth Night |
| Fluellen | Henry V |
| Fool | King Lear |
| Gertrude | Hamlet |
| Gloucester | King Lear |
| Goneril | King Lear |
| Guildenstern | Hamlet |
| Hamlet | Hamlet |
| Helena | All’s Well that Ends Well, A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
| Hermia | A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
| Hero | Much Ado About Nothing |
| Hotspur | Henry IV Part I |
| Iago | Othello |
| Jaques | As You Like It |
| John of Gaunt | Richard II |
| Juliet | Romeo and Juliet |
| Julius Caesar | Julius Caesar |
| Katharina or Kate | The Taming of the Shrew |
| Kent | King Lear |
| Laertes | Hamlet |
| Lear | King Lear |
| Lysander | A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
| Macbeth | Macbeth |
| Lady Macbeth | Macbeth |
| Macduff | Macbeth |
| Malcolm | Macbeth |
| Malvolio | Twelfth Night |
| Mercutio | Romeo and Juliet |
| Miranda | The Tempest |
| Oberon | A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
| Octavius | Antony and Cleopatra |
| Olivia | Twelfth Night |
| Ophelia | Hamlet |
| Orlando | As You Like It |
| Orsino | Twelfth Night |
| Othello | Othello |
| Pandarus | Troilus and Cressida |
| Perdita | The Winter’s Tale |
| Petruchio | The Taming of the Shrew |
| Pistol | Henry IV Part II, Henry V, The Merry Wives of Windsor |
| Polonius | Hamlet |
| Portia | The Merchant of Venice |
| Prospero | The Tempest |
| Puck | A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
| Mistress Quickly | The Merry Wives of Windsor |
| Regan | King Lear |
| Romeo | Romeo and Juliet |
| Rosalind | As You Like It |
| Rosencrantz | Hamlet |
| Sebastian | The Tempest, Twelfth Night |
| Shylock | The Merchant of Venice |
| Thersites | Troilus and Cressida |
| Timon | Timon of Athens |
| Titania | A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
| Touchstone | As You Like It |
| Troilus | Troilus and Cressida |
| Tybalt | Romeo and Juliet |
| Viola | Twelfth Night |
Plays of Shakespeare All’s Well that Ends Well, Antony and Cleopatra, As You Like It, The Comedy of Errors, Coriolanus, Cymbeline, Hamlet, Henry IV Part I, Henry IV Part II, Henry V, Henry VI Part I, Henry VI Part II, Henry VI Part III, Henry VIII, Julius Caesar, King John, King Lear, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Macbeth, Measure for Measure, The Merchant of Venice, The Merry Wives of Windsor, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Richard II, Richard III, Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest, Timon of Athens, Titus Andronicus, Troilus and Cressida, Twelfth Night, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Winter’s Tale
Poems of Shakespeare The Passionate Pilgrim, The Phoenix and the Turtle, The Rape of Lucrece, Sonnets, Venus and Adonis
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
Shakespeare
[ˈʃeɪkspɪəʳ] N → Shakespeare, Chéspir
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
I’m so ashamed, a thousand years of cultural heritage, creative minds such as shakespeare and turner. constable’s amazing landscapes and lucian freud’s warped nudes. but what the dicken’s is this? ❋ Unknown (2007)
The taste changes that «shakespeare» and «the blues» are different examples of the same phenomenon — the process by which groups of intellectuals decide to write about artists who already enjoy an audience and «elevate» the status of that artist within their own group. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Clicking on any of these links runs a default search for ‘shakespeare‘. ❋ Unknown (2009)
A search just on ‘shakespeare‘ is the kind of basic search that I’d expect a school child to do once. ❋ Unknown (2009)
I set the hook on a fish and my shakespeare wonderglas rod broke in two at the ferrel. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Anonymous said … words of wisdom and Naomi Klein — monkeys, typewriters, shakespeare and all that. ❋ Unknown (2009)
If a monkey tapping at random on a keyboard end up with a shakespeare play like Hamlet, I will not say that the play isn´t an amazing work of art. ❋ SVGL (2009)
« Former Dr Who considers comedy: The Beatles And Their Music/Metal Bike Company: dr. who 302 shakespeare witch » takenote_icons: merlin, emma, north&south, dr who ❋ Unknown (2010)
CNN: No longer the most trusted name in news. shakespeare ❋ Unknown (2010)
Mon 11/23/09 4: 38 PM how can you hate shakespeare?? ❋ Unknown (2009)
He is for me in the very top of the great human achievers alongside shakespeare, mozart, beethoven and the like. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Posted in Over The Line, writing | Tagged: 2009, absolute write, immortality, research, shakespeare, the immortals, writers | Leave a Comment » ❋ Unknown (2009)
Alot of their lures are no good, or they sell cheap shakespeare rods. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Move along folks, nothing to see here. comments (78) shakespeare & co ❋ Unknown (2008)
September 11th shakespeare short stories stephen king teaching ❋ Unknown (2010)
Can’t forget the other notables in the cast Gabrielle Union and Alex Mack herself: Larisa Oleynik fanboy d meanwhile some sucker is trying to pitch something hopelessly original and innovative, only to be rebutted for adaptations of nine year old high school comedies based on shakespeare … i guess some exec is hoping for the success of ‘clueless’. helicopters ❋ Unknown (2008)
I am as free as anyone else to produce a production of a play by shakespeare. ❋ Unknown (2008)
OoooMGGGGGGG [Shakespeare] was the reason I [H8ed] [english class]!!!!!!11111111111111111 ❋ You Like Yellow (2006)
Dude, I just [shakespeared] [the word] [lesbianesque]! ❋ Th1138 (2010)
It is against [catholic church] [rules] [to do] a shakespeare. ❋ Brian Paul Kim (2008)
«[shows over] shakespeare» —Homer [Simpson] ❋ Sylvie (2004)
1. that reverend is a true shakespeare.
2. hey, shakespeare! you got the part of [macbeth], or lady mecbeth?
3. he’s no shakespeare, but his letters make me feel better.
4. take a look at shakespeare over here! hes all «[art thou]» and «[shouldst]» and «manipulative copulation» like, yo! ❋ Annon. (2004)
i [kristen] ,am the shakepeare queen and i say [fuck u] to all u shakespeare haters and that he will kill u wen ur asleep U ROCK [WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE]!!! ❋ Shakespearequeen (2006)
My friends [call me Shakespeare] due to my skills to shake people [off me] when [playing basketball]. ❋ Nate194444 (2006)
I really [want to] [bang] [William Shakespeare]. ❋ Thatcarguy313 (2015)
I started Shakespearing since when I was [12] (yeah, [I’m sure] you wanted to know that) since then I have [Shakespeared] at least once a day. ❋ Asty (2020)
Shakespeare wrote [Hamlet] to be ENJOYED not [ripped] apart in Lit class until it has [no more] meaning. ❋ Kate (2004)
Other forms: Shakespeares
Definitions of Shakespeare
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noun
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
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I read Shakespeare and the Bible, and I can shoot dice. That’s what I call a liberal education.
Tallulah Bankhead
PRONUNCIATION OF SHAKESPEARE
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.
WHAT DOES SHAKESPEARE MEAN IN ENGLISH?
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (/ˈʃeɪkspɪər/; 26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright and actor, 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». His extant works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, the authorship of some of which is uncertain. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare was born and brought up in Stratford-upon-Avon. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part-owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, later known as the King’s Men. He appears to have retired to Stratford around 1613 at age 49, where he died three years later.
Definition of Shakespeare in the English dictionary
The definition of Shakespeare in the dictionary is William. 1564–1616, English dramatist and poet. He was born and died at Stratford-upon-Avon but spent most of his life as an actor and playwright in London. His plays with approximate dates of composition are: Henry VI, Parts I–III (1590); Richard III (1592); The Comedy of Errors (1592); Titus Andronicus (1593); The Taming of the Shrew (1593); The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1594); Love’s Labour’s Lost (1594); Romeo and Juliet (1594); Richard II (1595); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1595); King John (1596); The Merchant of Venice (1596); Henry IV, Parts I–II (1597); Much Ado about Nothing (1598); Henry V (1598); Julius Caesar (1599); As You Like It (1599); Twelfth Night (1599); Hamlet (1600); The Merry Wives of Windsor (1600); Troilus and Cressida (1601); All’s Well that ends Well (1602); Measure for Measure (1604); Othello (1604); King Lear (1605); Macbeth (1605); Antony and Cleopatra (1606); Coriolanus (1607); Timon of Athens (1607); Pericles (1608); Cymbeline (1609); The Winter’s Tale (1610); The Tempest (1611); and, possibly in collaboration with John Fletcher, Two Noble Kinsmen (1612) and Henry VIII (1612). His Sonnets, variously addressed to a fair young man and a dark lady, were published in 1609.
WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHAKESPEARE
Synonyms and antonyms of Shakespeare in the English dictionary of synonyms
Translation of «Shakespeare» into 25 languages
TRANSLATION OF SHAKESPEARE
Find out the translation of Shakespeare to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Shakespeare from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Shakespeare» in English.
Translator English — Chinese
莎士比亚
1,325 millions of speakers
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Shakespeare
570 millions of speakers
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शेक्सपियर
380 millions of speakers
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شكسبير
280 millions of speakers
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Шекспир
278 millions of speakers
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Shakespeare
270 millions of speakers
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শেক্সপীয়ার
260 millions of speakers
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Shakespeare
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Shakespeare
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Shakespeare
180 millions of speakers
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シェイクスピア
130 millions of speakers
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셰익스피어
85 millions of speakers
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Shakespeare
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Shakespeare
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ஷேக்ஸ்பியர்
75 millions of speakers
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शेक्सपियर
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Shakespeare
70 millions of speakers
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Shakespeare
65 millions of speakers
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Szekspir
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Шекспір
40 millions of speakers
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Shakespeare
30 millions of speakers
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Σαίξπηρ
15 millions of speakers
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Shakespeare
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Shakespeare
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Shakespeare
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Trends of use of Shakespeare
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHAKESPEARE»
The term «Shakespeare» is very widely used and occupies the 11.025 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHAKESPEARE» OVER TIME
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Shakespeare
10 QUOTES WITH «SHAKESPEARE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word Shakespeare.
With Shakespeare and poetry, a new world was born. New dreams, new desires, a self consciousness was born. I desired to know to know myself in terms of the new standards set by these books.
I read Shakespeare and the Bible, and I can shoot dice. That’s what I call a liberal education.
I never wanted to do Shakespeare; I never liked watching it, it’s always frightened me, and I’ve never been any good at it. But I really wanted to work with the director Tim Carroll and Mark Rylance.
It’s like saying French shouldn’t be taught because you don’t understand it because it’s new. Shakespeare is just like learning a new, exciting language.
I know not, sir, whether Bacon wrote the works of Shakespeare, but if he did not, it seems to me that he missed the opportunity of his life.
Shakespeare also introduces the supernatural into some of his tragedies; he introduces ghosts, and witches who have supernatural knowledge.
Shakespeare very rarely makes the least attempt to surprise by his catastrophes. They are felt to be inevitable, though the precise way in which they will be brought about is not, of course, foreseen.
There is some mysterious thing that goes on whereby, in the process of playing Shakespeare continuously, actors are surprised by the way the language actually acts on them.
I feel more Irish than English. I feel freer than British, more visceral, with a love of language. Shot through with fire in some way. That’s why I resist being appropriated as the current repository of Shakespeare on the planet. That would mean I’m part of the English cultural elite, and I am utterly ill-fitted to be.
If Shakespeare had to go on an author tour to promote Romeo and Juliet, he never would have written Macbeth.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHAKESPEARE»
Discover the use of Shakespeare in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Shakespeare and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Shakespeare and the Book
An account of Shakespeare’s plays as they were transformed from scripts into books.
DK Eyewitness Shakespeare is a spectacular and informative guide to one of history’s most well known playwrights. Amazing photographs offer your child a unique «eyewitness» view of William Shakespeare.
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Shakespeare: the invention of the human
America’s uncontested expert on Shakespeare and author of The Western Canon presents a monumental analysis of each one of the Bard’s plays, designed to show that Shakespeare invented human nature and personality as we understand it today.
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Shakespeare: For All Time
Looks at the life, career, works, and influence of William Shakespeare.
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Shakespeare: The Dark Comedies to the Last Plays: from …
First published in 1971. This volume explains and analyses the last plays of Shakespeare as dramatic structures.
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Shakespeare: A Book of Quotations
With over 500 offerings from the most quoted writer in the English language, this modestly priced volume provides a luxurious assortment of memorable and profound thoughts.
William Shakespeare, 2012
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The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare
«A truly fun, accessible, and contextually rich companion to the vast world and work of Shakespeare.
Michael Dobson, Stanley W. Wells, 2001
An invaluable introduction to Shakespeare, this book places Shakespeare’s work and criticism against the background of Elizabethan life in its historical, social, political, religious, linguistic and literary aspects.
Learn how to differentiate instruction with this book featuring excerpts from 15 different Shakespeare’s plays including such titles as: Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, and Taming …
Tamara Hollingsworth, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHAKESPEARE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Shakespeare is used in the context of the following news items.
Shakespeare’s ‘Othello Tower,’ victim of Cyprus’s division, to reopen …
In true Shakespearean fashion, Othello takes his own life after realizing his mistake. … of the Shakespearean drama by young Turkish and Greek Cypriot actors. «Reuters, Jun 15»
From Shame to Shakespeare: Michael Fassbender triumphs in …
Now Michael Fassbender has been hailed as one of the greatest screen actors to ever play Shakespeare, for his performance in the latest film version of … «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
‘True face of Shakespeare‘ appears in botany book
A 400-year-old botany book contains what could be the only known portrait of Shakespeare made in his lifetime, according to an academic expert. Botanist and … «BBC News, May 15»
William Shakespeare birthday: 50 popular phrases that came from …
The Bard’s influence on our language and culture is still impossible to escape (sorry, GCSE students) and even those who «don’t do Shakespeare» unwittingly … «The Independent, Apr 15»
Research suggests Shakespeare wrote ‘lost’ play
(CNN) «Hamlet.» «Romeo and Juliet.» «A Midsummer Night’s Dream.» For centuries, these plays and three dozen more by William Shakespeare have formed … «CNN, Apr 15»
Shakespeare’s antisemitic lines must be censored at times, says …
The actor Mark Rylance with a newly discovered first folio of Shakespeare’s plays at London’s Globe theatre, where he was the first artistic director. Photograph: … «The Guardian, Feb 15»
Shakespeare Folio Discovered in France
First folios of Shakespeare‘s plays are among the world’s rarest books, intensely scrutinized by scholars for what their sometimes-minute variations — each copy … «New York Times, Nov 14»
Shakespeare on-demand: You can now stream or download …
There’s no shortage of niche video-streaming platforms, but the Shakespeare’s Globe has just announced a new super-niche service that lets you rent or buy … «The Next Web, Nov 14»
Bollywood loves Shakespeare… but sadly not everyone can pull off …
Shakespeare comes back to Bollywood this week, and it’s his old hand, Vishal Bhardwaj, who brings him back in style in with Haider, a grim adaptation of … «Firstpost, Oct 14»
Touring ‘Hamlet’ troupe marks Shakespeare’s birth, Security …
4 August 2014 – Encompassing political intrigue, obsession and violence, William Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Hamlet’ is being re-enacted today at the United … «UN News Centre, Aug 14»
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