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

Remarkably few movies have taken a look at the life of the Bard. With the release of 'Hamnet,' we look back on three past ...

Anne Hathaway was likely born in 1556 in Shottery, a village near Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Her exact date of birth is ...

William Shakespeare’s child, Hamnet, died of unknown causes at age 11. The movie ‘Hamnet’ reimagines how the tragedy affected ...

Is it true? Like most viral Tweets, yes and no. As Professor James Shapiro told us in his recent bestseller 1606: William Shakespeare and The Year of Lear, no one can quite be sure when “King Lear” ...

Shakespeare’s language is widely considered to represent the pinnacle of English. But that status is underpinned by multiple myths — ideas about language that have departed from reality (or what is ...

(THE CONVERSATION) William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy “Othello” is often the first play that comes to mind when people think of Shakespeare and race. And if not “Othello,” then folks usually name ...

William Shakespeare died 400 years ago this month, on April 23, 1616. His complete works—at least 38 surviving plays (including several collaborations), 154 sonnets, and five narrative poems, totaling ...

You've probably spotted the coverage that's been given to the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare and to help you to capitalize on the potential, take a look at this website for the ...

Considering the fact that William Shakespeare is both one of the most influential and one of the most studied poets and writers of all time, his work is constantly being analyzed by academics all over ...

The Taming of the Shrew” and “Much Ado About Nothing” are each difficult shows to stage in the modern day. Directors ...

The bestselling novelist on her collaboration with Chloe Zhao, from those voice memos (including one 58 minute message!) to the speech that was most important to her.