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  2. Biblical allusions in Shakespeare - Wikipedia

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    Biblical Themes in Shakespeare: Centring on King Lear Tokyo, Japan: The Renaissance Institute, 1975. Milward, Peter. Shakespeare’s Religious Background Chicago: Loyola University Press, 1973. Moore, Peter R. “A Biblical Echo in Romeo and Juliet” Notes and Queries 51(3) (Sep 2004): 278–9. Nicholson, B[rinsley].

  3. Macbeth - Wikipedia

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    The Tragedy of Macbeth, often shortened to Macbeth (/ m ə k ˈ b ɛ θ /), is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, estimated to have been first performed in 1606. [ a ] It dramatises the physically violent and damaging psychological effects of political ambitions and power.

  4. Characters of Shakespear's Plays - Wikipedia

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    In, again, Macbeth, the entire play "is done upon a stronger and more systematic principle of contrast than any other of Shakespear's plays." [304] He notes that "a certain tender gloom overspreads the whole" of Cymbeline. [31] Romeo and Juliet shows "the whole progress of human life" in which "one generation pushes another off the stage."

  5. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet - Wikipedia

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    Although it is one of the most famous quotes from the work of Shakespeare, no printing in Shakespeare's lifetime presents the text in the form known to modern readers: it is a skillful amalgam assembled by Edmond Malone, an editor in the eighteenth century. Romeo and Juliet was published twice, in

  6. Macbeth (character) - Wikipedia

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    Lord Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis and quickly the Thane of Cawdor, is the title character and main protagonist in William Shakespeare's Macbeth (c. 1603–1607). The character is loosely based on the historical king Macbeth of Scotland and is derived largely from the account in Holinshed's Chronicles (1577), a compilation of British history.

  7. Romeo and Juliet - Wikipedia

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    In 2009, Shakespeare's Globe ran a production of Romeo and Juliet which was directed by Dominic Dromgoole, and starred Adetomiwa Edun as Romeo and Ellie Kendrick as Juliet. [ 149 ] In 2013, Romeo and Juliet ran on Broadway at Richard Rodgers Theatre from 19 September to 8 December for 93 regular performances after 27 previews starting on 24 ...

  8. ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ Review: Denzel Washington ... - AOL

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    You can, if you choose, view the character of Macbeth as a man whose ambition turns him into a monster, but Denzel Washington, with close-cropped silver-flecked hair that seems to merge with the ...

  9. A plague o' both your houses! - Wikipedia

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    A plague o' both your houses! is a catchphrase from William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The phrase is used to express irritation and irony regarding a dispute or conflict between two parties. It is considered one of the most famous expressions attributed to Shakespeare. [1]