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Shakespeare is referred to an animal what animal is it?
Shakespeare was referred to by his contemporaries as "The Swan of Avon".
What is a sentence with the word contemporaries?
Many believe that William Shakespeare's works were far ahead of his contemporaries in terms of literary genius and innovation.
Ambrose Bierce was known as Beautiful Bierce to his contemporaries?
No, he was known as Bitter Bierce to his contemporaries
Shakespeare played which most famous character?
The only character associated with him is the Ghost in Hamlet. The story is not contemporary with Shakespeare, but squares with the account of one of his contemporaries that he favoured playing "kingly" parts.
John Milton and William Shakespeare were contemporaries?
No. They were not contemporaries. Shakespeare was baptized as an infant in 1574 & died in 1616. Milton was born in 1608 (only 8 years before Shakespear's death) & died in 1674.
How are ned alleyn and Shakespeare different?
Shakespeare was a writer. Alleyn was not. Alleyn was, however, a much better actor than Shakespeare in the view of their contemporaries.
One of the main reasons why Shakespeare stands out from his contemporaries and predecessors is that his were complex?
Shakespeare's complex characters made him stand out.
English monarch whose name is used to label the dramas written by shakespeare and his contemporaries shakespeare?
Francis Bacon.
One of the main reasons why Shakespeare stands out from his contemporaries and predecessors is that his WHAT were complex?
His characters were complex. They were also psychologically natural in many cases. Shakespeare showed a far more astute grasp of psychology than his contemporaries.
What was unique about william Shakespeare's plays?
They are not really unique. There are many many plays by Shakespeare's contemporaries, many of which are better than the worst of Shakespeare's plays. Shakespeare was just one of a large number of people writing plays. But what history has shown is that Shakespeare, when he was on his game, was a far better playwright than any of his contemporaries and anyone else before or since. He was not unique, but he was and is the best.
Which theater is considered Shakespeare's?
Shakespeare actually owned a share in two theatres: the Globe and the Blackfriars. Nowadays, Shakespeare is the most famous of the many people who owned or worked in those theatres, so people get the idea that he owned them all by himself or that the people who attended them would have thought of them as Shakespeare's. In fact, Shakespeare's contemporaries would have associated both theatres with Richard Burbage, who was the most important actor in the company, much better known to the public than Shakespeare was, and owned a much larger share of the theatres, being the driving force and main financial push behind them.
What has the author Sydney Musgrove written?
Sydney Musgrove has written: 'Shakespeare and Jonson' -- subject(s): Contemporaries
