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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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William Shakespeare who was baptised on 26th April is believed to have been born on 23rd April 1564. His works include 37 plays, including comedy, Tragedy and Historical alongwith Poems, sonnets. A brief listing exposes his imaginative style of writing, rich in language literature and imagination. |
WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE
COMEDY |
Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, Midsummer
Night’s Dream, As you like It, Taming of shrew, Tempest, Love’s labour lost,
measure for measure, comedy of errors |
TRAGEDY |
Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, Romeo
& Juliet |
HISTORY |
Julius Ceasar, Anthony & Cleopatra, Richard
III, Henry V |
POETRY |
Sonnets, Venus & Adonis, A Lover’s
complaint, Phoenix & turtle, Passionate pilgrims |
A Verse as quoted by JAQUES in "AS YOU LIKE IT" - Play by William Shakespeare |
All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms; Then the whining school-boy, with his satchel And shining morning face, creeping like snail Unwillingly to school. And then the lover, Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad, Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier, Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice, In fair round belly with good capon lin'd, With eyes severe and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances; And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon, With spectacles on nose and pouch on side, His youthful hose, well sav'd, a world too wide For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice, Turning again toward childish treble,pipes And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful history, Is second childishness and mere oblivion; Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans every thing. |
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The Life & Plays of Shakespeare |
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Life of Shakespeare
1564 - William Shakespeare born
at Stratford upon Avon 1583 - Shakespeare's daughter, Susanna, is born 1585 - The twins, Hamnet and Judith, are born 1587 - Shakespeare goes to London 1591-2 - Shakespeare writes The Comedy of Errors. He is becoming well known as an actor and writer. 1592 - Theatres closed because of plague. 1593-4 - Shakespeare writes Titus Andronicus and The Taming of the Shrew; heis member of the theatrical company, the Chamberlain's Men 1594-5 - Shakespeare writes Romeo & Juliet 1595 - Shakespeare writes Midsummer Night's Dream 1595-6 - Shakespeare's son Hamnet, dies. He writes King John and The Merchant of Venice 1597 - Shakespeare buys new place inStratford 1597-8 - Shakespeare writes Henry IV 1599 - Shakespeare's theatre company opens the Globe Theatre 1599-1600 - Shakespeare writes As you Like It, Henry V and Twelfth Night 1600-01 - Shakespeare writes Hamlet 1602-3 - Shakespeare writes All's well that ends well 1603 - Elizabeth I dies. James I becomes King. Theatres closed because of plague 1603-04 - Shakespeare writes Othello 1605 - Theatres closed because of plague 1605-6 - Shakespeare writes Macbeth and King Lear 1606-07 - Shakespeare writes Anthony and Cleopatra 1607 - Susanna Shakespeare marries Dr. John Hall. Theatres closed because of plague 1608 - Shakespeare's grand-daughter, Elizabeth Hall is born 1609 - Sonnets published. Theatres closed because of plague 1610 - Theatres closed because of plague. Shakespeare gives up his London lodgings and retires to Stratford 1611-12 - Shakespeare writes The Tempest 1613 - Globe Theatre burns to the ground during a performance of Henry VIII 1616 - Shakespeare dies on 23rd April |
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The Plays of Shakespeare |
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The Comedy of Errors Love's Labour's Lost Henry VI Part 1, 2, 3 Richard III Titus Andronicus The Taming of the Shrew The Two Gentlemen of Verona Romeo & Juliet Richard II Henry IV Part 1,2 Much Ado about nothing Henry V Julius Ceasar As you Like It Twelfth Night Hamlet |
The Merry wives of Windsor Troilus and Cressida All's well that ends well Othello Measure for measure King Lear Macbeth Anthony and Cleopatra Timon of Athens Coriolanus Pericles Cymbeline The Winter's tale The Tempest Henry VIII |
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