William Shakespeare (1564–1616), who needs no introduction on a poetry page, was considered the greatest English poet — and perhaps one of the greatest poets of any language — to put pen to paper. The ...

William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 remains one of the best-known poems on love in the English language, its steely reverence for marital commitment long making it a wedding favorite. It is not a sweet ...

This reflection on ‘sad mortality’ is a shining tribute to the power of love Sonnet 65 Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea But sad mortality o’er-sways their power, How with this rage ...

Shakespeare's plays are known for their universal themes and insight into the human condition. Yet much about the playwright is a mystery.

My father must have bought it second-hand, Inscribed “To RS Elwyn” – who was he? Published 1890, leather-bound, In 1961 passed on to me. November 6th. How old was I? Sixteen. Doing A level in English ...

Orson Welles as Macbeth in the 1948 film with Jeannette Nolan as Lady Macbeth Folger Shakespeare Library Digital Image Collection http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet ...

Modern life has fried our attention spans. Could flexing our long term memory muscles help? NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to actor William Sutton, who knows all 154 Shakespearian sonnets by heart.

He lived during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I and coined hundreds of new words and phrases that we still use today.

Evidence is mounting to suggest that William Shakespeare drew at least some of his inspiration from cannabis. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters Material unearthed from William Shakespeare’s garden and ...

Famous Quotes by William Shakespeare: Love, ambition, jealousy, identity and human nature are recurring themes in William ...

A printer’s ornament on the title pages of William Shakespeare's earliest works suggests that from an early stage in his career, the poet received significant support in fashioning a unique brand. A ...