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    There is always evidence of an author in their works, and to fully grasp an author’s motive and perspective a reader must have knowledge of their personal history and their time period. Whether they instill small parts of themselves in their characters or make themselves actual characters, there are always attributes of authors found in their creations. Sometimes they even go as far as placing themselves inside their stories. One of the most debated topics of Shakespeare’s The Tempest is if the

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    Within the film industry, it is not uncommon for directors to produce adaptations films which are based on books or plays whilst altering themes and plots to suit modern perspectives, societal issues and humour. 10 Things I Hate About You, directed by Gill Junger, is the adaptation that shows the most fidelity to the original Shakespearean play, Taming of the Shrew. Within the movie the director has adjusted the play's original themes, context and plot to be suitable to modern-day aspects and values

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    British theatres One of the world’s major centers for theatre, Britain has a centuries-old dramatic tradition and about 300 theatres. There are several thousand amateur dramatic societies in Britain. The Royal Shakespeare Company performs in Stratford-upon Avon and at the Barbican Centre in London. A modern reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, close to its original site, is under way. Most cities and towns in Britain have at least one theatre. There are 500 youth theatres in England alone. The Unicorn

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    is in love with Lysander and Helena is in love with Demetrius, whom is in love with Hermia. Shakespeare is one of the greatest Renaissance playwrights and one of the greatest playwrights of all time. The bard was born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford- Upon- Avon and supposedly died the same day in 1616. He wrote approximately 37 plays in his lifetime all of which are very known in pop culture today. Shakespeare represents the ideas and writing of The Renaissance: sophisticated and thought-

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    Shakespeare and Plagiarism William Shakespeare is one of the world’s greatest playwrights; however, some say that he does not fully deserve the credit for his work because he plagiarized the work of others. Shakespeare, who was born in Stratford upon Avon in 1564, is also known as the “Bard” and has written countless plays and poems which have given rise to several novels and movie plots (Chandy). It is said that he found most of his inspiration from nature, as he mentions birds in his works more

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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” (Shakespeare). William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright who is considered one of the greatest writers to ever use the English language (“William Shakespeare his life, works and influence,” 2017). Known for many of his great works containing poems, plays, and sonnets dating back to 1592. “He was a man of his times, writing for his contemporaries

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    Many people consider him one of the best English playwrights of our time, others say that he was a genius. William Shakspere was born in Stratford-upon Avon in 1564 and died in 1616 at the age of 52. In the mid-19th century, questions had arisen about the Shakespeare authorship controversy, and many scholars wondered whether Shakspere, the man from Stratford, wrote the plays. Ralph W. Emerson once said, ?I can not ?marry? Shakspere?s life to Shakespeare?s work? (qtd. in Bethell 48). In many ways

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    version and the modern version directed by Baz Luhrmann in 1996, are both unquestionably the most successful and popular variations. Roger Ebert, quoted Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film version of Romeo and Juliet stating “The success of the film depends upon Whiting and Miss Hussey…They are magnificent”. The leading actors incorporate Leonard Whiting in the role of Romeo, and Olivia Hussey essentially as Juliet. Peter Travers, quoted Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 film version of Romeo and Juliet stating “Amid the

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    second largest house in Stratford for his family. It took four days by horse to get from Stratford to London, therefore it is believed that Shakespeare spent most of his time in the city writing and came home when the theaters were closed during the 40 Lenten period which lasted 40 days. By 1599, William Shakespeare built his own theater called the Globe which was located on the south bank of the Thames River. In 1605, Shakespeare started purchasing real estate around Stratford for 440 pounds. Which

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    William Shakespeare William Shakespeare left a good, lasting legacy that we see almost every day and we don 't even know it 's there. A legacy is something that you leave behind weather good or bad, Shakespeare 's left a legacy of books and being thought as one of the greatest writers in the world. In William’s life he created many pieces of literature and words that people use everywhere today. We may not know a whole lot about William Shakespeare’s life but we can see that he was a very

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