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    How is William Shakespeare relevant today? William Shakespeare is relevant today because of his particularly plays that are still on top the greatest ever, and his hard work is in the history of the English Language and it will always be. The ideas that Shakespeare emerges on his plays are timeless. His plays succeed because of the great characters and stories that reveal universal truths about humanity in a particulate way that we can all relate to. In Shakespeare's plays you can find tragedy

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    What’s a Renaissance Man? A Renaissance Man is someone who has a wide range of knowledge and extraordinary talents compared to the average person. William Shakespeare is a very talented and knowledgeable person who that used his writing for more than just satisfying the reader. His expertise in multiple languages, including greek and latin, allowed him to do many things. He’s also a very talented playwrighter with universal techniques. He also brought the classics to life from where as they would

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    1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon”(Benson and Stock 198). Record shows William was the third child of the Shakespeares’ ten children and his father, John Shakespeare was a leather merchant, and his mother Mary Arden, a local landed heiress. “William was the third child of John Shakespeare, a leather merchant, and Mary Arden, a local landed heires ...William had two older sisters, and three younger brothers” (Biography). In his childhood, Shakespeare attended the King’s New School in Stratford because

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    According to a William Shakespeare biography website.“William Shakespeare was an English playwright, actor and poet also known as the “Bard of Avon” and often called England’s national poet. In his 20 years as a playwright, Shakespeare wrote plays that capture the complete range of human emotion and conflict.” He was born on April, 1564 in Stratford-Upon-Avon which was located in the midlands. His parents were farmers which means he lived in a rural farming area. He had eight other siblings including

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    mystery. In this paper, the title of “Shakespeare” will refer to the author of the works currently credited to William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon. Shakespeare is undoubtedly one of the most famous writers of all time. He created masterpieces like Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and several more. For a long period of time, William Shakespeare from Stratford-upon-Avon was considered the author of all the works credited to Shakespeare. For over a century people have questioned whether or not William

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    film, television and theatrical adaptations.History.com Staff.(2011).Where Shakespeare’s remains are at he warns people that if they move him they will be curse forever.The article states “The slabstone over Shakespeare’s tomb, located inside a Stratford church, bears an epitaph—written, some say, by the bard himself—warding off grave robbers with a curse: “Blessed be the man that spares these stones, / And cursed be he that moves my bones.” His remains have yet to be disturbed, despite requests

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    he did not let that stop himself from being extraordinary. Shakespeare was born April 23 in the busy town of Stratford-upon-Avon, 100 miles from London (“William Shakespeare”). Shakespeare was born into the home of Mary and John Shakespeare, a middle class family (Lipson). Though his father started out as a glove maker, he later reached higher status by becoming the mayor of Stratford (Lipson). His mother did not have to earn her social status, instead, she was born into a family that already had

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    Shakespeare’s went to school at Stratford Free School, as his father was an important figure citizen of Stratford. He attended Stratford Free School, until he was fifteen, there was intense focus on classical literature and language, such as Latin and Greek . This is important information to the argument that stated Shakespeare was uneducated

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    William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, a flourishing town in central England with a population of two-thousand at the time. He was born to Mary Arden, a local heiress, and John Shakespeare, a leather merchant and town bailiff, who both had been long-time residents of the town. While the exact date of his birth is unknown, it is estimated that Shakespeare’s birthdate is or was around the 23rd of April, 1564, because of a record of his baptization three days later; children were baptized

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    The impact of William Shakespeare on American Culture “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them” (William Shakespeare). Shakespeare has left many works that impact high school kids to professionals. The major impact that Shakespeare has on us, is that so many people are required to read his work throughout high school and college. Shakespeare also influenced our language today and how we write. In addition, he has invented about three thousand words

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