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William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare (baptized 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor, author of tragedies, comedies and histories.

Wrote plays and sonnets in the late 16th and early 17th centuries; commonly called the Bard of Avon; major works include Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, The Tempest and Julius Caesar.

Five enthusiastic reviews by the same reviewer examine core Shakespeare plays. They focus on recurring motifs: power, ambition, fate, theatricality and mortality. The pieces draw connections between characters, historical context and performance challenges.

For:students, theatre lovers, literature readers, and anyone curious about classical drama

 Allshall vanishinto thin air. Weare such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep

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 Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing

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 whatfliesaretowantonboys: agame

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