William Shakespeare's writing legacy lives on in ordinary conversation through sayings like "break the ice"—from The Taming of the Shrew—and "one fell swoop" from Macbeth. The famed poet and dramatist ...

William Shakespeare. The name itself brings to mind dusty textbooks, actors in tights, and maybe a high school English class ...

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Some theories suggest that poet and playwright William Shakespeare was not the real author of his famous works, including ...

A depiction of William Shakespeare is seen during a firework display at the Royal Shakespeare Company marking the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, on April 23, ...

Sir Laurence Olivier is pictured during a television production of the Shakespeare play King Lear in 1983 (Picture: Getty) We all remember Shakespeare as the playwright we were forced to study in ...

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This year marks the 400th anniversary of the printing of William Shakespeare’s First Folio, a key moment in literary history. Officially titled Mr. William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, and ...

William Shakespeare remains the UK’s best-known and best-loved playwright and poet, not to mention the most-performed (Picture: Alamy) The English language, and our appreciation for the power of words ...

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