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    Hamlet by William Shakespeare explores many aspects of mankind--death, betrayal, love, and mourning. Out of these, the most prominent theme in this play is death in the form of suicide. The main character, Hamlet, finds himself questioning the quality of life and the uncertainty of the afterlife once he discovers news of his father 's death and the corruption in the kingdom that follows. Ophelia, Hamlet’s lover, is found dead later in the plot and is presumed to have committed suicide. In Hamlet’s

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    William Shakespeare is a well-known writer across the world who is credited with many plays in the categories of comedy, history, tragedy, romance, and poetry (“Elizabethan Literature”). More of his plays have been performed than any other playwright (“William Shakespeare” History). Romeo and Juliet, Henry VI, Titus Andronicus, and others are being performed all over the world in almost every language due to his world wide influence (Chrisp 62). Today, Shakespeare’s plays are studied constantly and

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    Brontë, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The writer I come to choose was William Shakespeare. Where William Shakespeare was my choice because he wrote many famous plays like Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet. It has been almost 400 years since he died, but many people still celebrate his work all around the world. William Shakespeare sonnets 30, 15, and 116 are a must read if you want to read on love. The three sonnets, first sonnet celebrated love

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    Shakespeares life and death athrought his death and beyond. He was known a the “Bard of avon” and he was called “Engands national poet” and was and still is consideed the greatest dramatist poet of all time. “The devilcan site scripute fo his puprose-shakespeare” William shakespeare, the son of john and mary shakespeare, was born on april 23, 1564 in statford-upon avon united kingdom. His education begian at the age of six. There are no records of him attending, but it is belived that he went

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    William Shakespeare One of the most notorious authors in all of literature, who composed outstanding works such as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, still continues to influence people of the 21st century. Even through his success as a writer, there is very little known about the life of William Shakespeare. “England’s greatest ever literary genius, who's huge and varied output remains internationally known nearly four centuries later, remains today a shadowy figure

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    William Shakespeare, arguably one of the most talented and prestigious English writers in history going back to the 1500’s. Shakespeare has written a total of 37 plays in his time. Most of the plays were widely popular amongst society and has challenged readers throughout time to fully understand the geniuses and the ideas of these plays. In this research one could find Williams Childhood, his education, his secret passion and an interesting theory that came across overtime. William

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    William Shakespeare was an English playwright who lived during the Elizabethan era. He is considered one of the greatest writers of the English language and his influence upon the language shapes the way modern English is now used. Much controversy exists around the possibility of Shakespeare not being educated enough to write his own plays although most scholars believe there is not enough evidence to prove otherwise. One of his most famous plays is a tragedy titled Hamlet which was believed to

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    William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564, at the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon, England (Synopsis). His birthdate is unknown, but thought to be April 23, 1564. Shakespeare's works have been performed throughout the world numerous times, but the history of Shakespeare is still unknown. There are only two sources that that tell about Shakespeare's life, his work and the church and courts documents. Shakespeare is the third child of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. He had two

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    William shakespeare William shakespeare is a playwright, poet, and also a dramatist. Shakespeare wrote many plays, and poems during his career,. One of the most know is The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Many of his plays, and poems are still read,and some of his plays are still being performed today Shakespeare had a interesting, but also a mysterious life.Shakespeare had made a huge impacted on us today, and his legacy still lives on still to this day and hopeful for the years to come. William

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    Is William Shakespeare really a Renaissance Man? I believe Shakespeare was a Renaissance man, he wrote many famous plays. I'm sure everyone has heard of Romeo and Juliet, a love story between two people who could never be together because of family issues, which was written by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare is considered a Renaissance Man because he was a talented writer, he was very knowledgeable which showed in his plays. Shakespeare did have a few disadvantages along the way. Many disagree that

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