poems and plays
Poetry and plays.
Elizabethan
English
In school perhaps. But Shakespeare was not forced to write after he left school. Most actors were not also playwrights. But since Shakespeare could write and was very good at it, and was paid to do it, why not?
Tragedies, comedies and Romances. Timon of Athens, Venus and Adonis, and Henry VIII are three of Shakespeare's works. Perhaps not the most famous ones . . .
Perhaps, but it has also been suggested that Judith, at least, could not write her name.
A famous playwright who wrote plays in verse would be William Shakespeare. Shakespeare is perhaps one of the most famous playwrights of all time.
William Shakespeare can be precisely named as the father of English Drama. He wrote 29 all time best plays, 154 sonnets, and two long poems. His contribution to the World Literature is highly remarkable, and perhaps unmatched.
William Shakespeare is considered one of the most famous playwrights of the Renaissance and modern history. Known for his works like "Romeo and Juliet," "Hamlet," and "Macbeth," Shakespeare's influence on the English language and global literature is profound.
In school perhaps. But Shakespeare was not forced to write after he left school. Most actors were not also playwrights. But since Shakespeare could write and was very good at it, and was paid to do it, why not?
I honour William Shakespeare on April 23rd, the date of his death and possibly also his birth, by cooking special meals using recipes from Shakespeare's day, by reciting his poetry and lines from his plays, and perhaps by watching a film of one of his plays.
Tragedies, comedies and Romances. Timon of Athens, Venus and Adonis, and Henry VIII are three of Shakespeare's works. Perhaps not the most famous ones . . .
Perhaps, but it has also been suggested that Judith, at least, could not write her name.
A famous playwright who wrote plays in verse would be William Shakespeare. Shakespeare is perhaps one of the most famous playwrights of all time.
What, are you asking whether Shakespeare was invited to a party at Dekker or Heywood's place and dropped over for an ale? Or is it a question of who was Shakespeare's mentor as a budding playwright? If the former, we do not have a copy of Shakespeare's social calendar. If the latter, it is thought that he may have apprenticed with George Peele, perhaps helping him with his play Edward I.
William Shakespeare can be precisely named as the father of English Drama. He wrote 29 all time best plays, 154 sonnets, and two long poems. His contribution to the World Literature is highly remarkable, and perhaps unmatched.
The Jungle Book was written by Rudyard Kipling.
Shakespeare's reputation took a while to build up, but by the end of the eighteenth century, he was recognized in Europe as a great writer, and translations began to appear. Some of the great nineteenth century European writers famously translated Shakespeare's works--Goethe into German and Tolstoi into Russian for example. Many Romantic composers adopted Shakespearean themes for symphonic compositions (Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet, for example) or operas (Verdi's Otello or Falstaff for example). Shakespeare's plays are perhaps less likely to be actually staged in Europe than in the English-speaking world, as the style of theatre is different from European traditions.
William Shakespeare makes reference to a Dark Lady in his sonnets - but no-one knows who this dark lady is. (Shakespeare also appears to refer to Anne Hathaway in Sonnet CXLV). There may not even have been a Dark Lady: many sonnetteers at the time invented girlfriends to write poems about. We know that Shakespeare rented a room from George Wilkins early in his career. And we know that George Wilkins managed a brothel at around the same time. Perhaps William Shakespeare knew one of the working girls. (John Mortimer suggest this very convincingly in his 1977 series of TV plays William Shakespeare).
William Shakespeare is considered the father of English literature because of his immense influence on the development of the English language and his iconic plays and poetry that have become timeless classics. His works continue to be studied and performed worldwide, shaping the landscape of English literature for generations to come.