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1. Name what we know about and how we know about Shakespeare’s physical appearance. Not much is actually known about Shakespeare’s appearance, what we do know is based off of three different artistic depictions of Shakespeare the Chandos portrait, the Droeshout engraving, and the wall monument at the holy trinity church in Shakespeare’s home town. The Chandos portrait is the most widely known and is believed to be the only portrait done while he was alive. “It shows a balding but not unhandsome

Location as identity, the absurdity and necessity of love, as well as individual perception of one’s past are all recognized as complex ideas portrayed throughout the nonlinear storyline of the 1977 film, Annie Hall. New York city is Alvy Singer, while Los Angeles is Annie Hall. Woody Allen identifies the main characters with their geographical locations throughout the film. Native to the city, Alvy is a pessimistic, neurotic, death-obsessed, socially cold, yet highly intellectual, Jewish comedian

No one knows when William Shakespeare was born but it is estimated around April 23, 1564 his work was known from all over the world and is still known to this very day and some of his history is still unknown of his past. Some examples of his work is Romeo and Juliet, By 1592, there is evidence William Shakespeare earned a living as an actor and a playwright in London and possibly had several plays produced. William Shakespeare got married on November 28, 1582 to a woman named Anne Hathaway who

‘To the Red Branch Knights!’ A roar echoed around the great hall. Benches were turned over in the excitement and there was a pounding on the trestle tables as the company followed the King’s example: ‘To the Red Branch Knights!’ The hall was of grey stone, the same colour as the scudded clouds overhead, and the walls were decorated with banners, weapons and an array of wolf heads. The tables carried the remains of the banquet, with slivers of roasted ox and chicken bones littering the trestles

In April 26 1564 a great English poet was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, United-Kingdom, named William Shakespeare. Throughout his life, he wrote many plays based on people from real-life. One of the most famous plays he wrote was The Tragedy of Hamlet. Hamlet is Shakespeare’s longest play and among the most powerful and influential tragedies in English literature. It is based on a Norse legend composed by Saxo Grammaticus in Latin around 1200 AD. Apparently, the inciting incident of the play, which

William Shakespeare was English poet,playwright and actor. Also William was born in April 1564 in the UK and died in April 23 1616. He was the greatest play writer of His time and one of the best form England Bard of Avon. He's Spouse was Anne Hathaway they had three kids.William was a very smart man he was every good at writing about how power corrupts the one who is in charge as seen in Julius Caesar. The play starts off with Caesar is returning from beating Pompey in a battle. But Pompey was

The autobiography of William Shakespeare will give you information on his birth, marriage, and children. You will find out information on his how many sonnets he wrote, how many plays he wrote and got published, the time period they were written in, and what could have been the cause of death. On April 23, 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon, William Shakespeare was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. When he was eighteen years old he married Anne Hathaway and they raised two daughters. The eldest daughter

Daley had three undeniable goals to accomplish, these goals were as follows: gain votes, obtain power and to make downtown more appealing for investors. Richard J. Daley was the last leader of the potent Democratic machine that dominated Chicago politics throughout his 21-year reign as mayor of Chicago (Encyclopedia, Chicago). A political machine is best described as an unofficial organization designed to keep a particular group in power. Political machines generally dispensing social services and

Rachna Shah Grendel - Q&A Notes for Ally’s Presentation (#3) Q: What do you see as the main reason for Grendel’s downfall? A: Like the author of my research paper, I perceive that Grendel’s beliefs led to his downfall. The dragon in chapter 5 parallels and contrasts the dragon in the final chapter. The inclusion of the Beowulf-dragon conveys Gardner’s opinion - that Grendel’s beliefs can cause one’s downfall, particularly because the Beowulf-dragon killed Grendel. Q: What is the reader’s most

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