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Statue of William Shakespeare, who, according to legend, played Adam in his own play As You Like It. Aaron is an evil Moorish character in Titus Andronicus. He incites most of the other evil characters to do violence against the house of Andronicus. [1] The Abbott of Westminster (fict) supports Richard and the Bishop of Carlisle in Richard II.
The plays that William Shakespeare saw in Coventry during his boyhood or 'teens' may have influenced how his plays, such as Hamlet, came about. [5] Cyprus and Venice are the two main settings for Othello. Cyprus was formally annexed by Venice in 1489, and remained part of the Venetian Empire until 1570. The play was written in 1603.
William Shakespeare [a] (c. 23 [b] April 1564 – 23 April 1616) [c] 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. [3] [4] [5] He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard").
William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury; William Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury; Thomas Scales, 7th Baron Scales; Richard Scrope (bishop) Sebastian (Twelfth Night) Robert Shallow; John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury; Shylock; Christopher Sly; Tom Snout; Snug (A Midsummer Night's Dream) Robin Starveling; Stephano (The Tempest) Thomas Holland ...
The Chandos portrait, believed to be Shakespeare, held in the National Portrait Gallery, London. William Shakespeare (1564–1616) [1] was an English poet and playwright. He wrote approximately 39 plays and 154 sonnets, as well as a variety of other poems. [note 1]
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the life and legacy of William Shakespeare, an English poet, playwright, and actor who lived during the 17th century. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
William Page is a minor youthful comic character, the son of Master and Mistress Page, and the younger brother of Anne Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor. Michael Williams (fict) (notably played by Michael Williams in Kenneth Branagh 's film version ) is a soldier who challenges the disguised Henry to a duel in Henry V .
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare is the standard name given to any volume containing all the plays and poems of William Shakespeare.Some editions include several works that were not completely of Shakespeare's authorship (collaborative writings), such as The Two Noble Kinsmen, which was a collaboration with John Fletcher; Pericles, Prince of Tyre, the first two acts of which were ...