Scholars believe this incident, (Hamlet's father relating his own murder to his son), as John Shakespeare talking to his own son William.

It's all very well saying he wrote 37 plays, but he didn't! He probably "Wrote" 50 or more! The rest, are lost, as is Cardenio, and Love's Labour's Won. Some, are possibly alternate titles, (Henry V111, or, All Is True) whatever, I believe, from his prodigious output, that Shakespeare wrote MORE than 37 plays!

To fill a need in the repertory of the Queen's Men, the acting company he worked for. This acting company, which became The Lord Chamberlain's Men, then The King's Men, was always clamouring for plays to perform, as the turn over was forever increasing, due to several factors. Firstly, England was emerging from a Feudal, … Read more

Hamlet, or 'Amleth', was written in the 12th century by a Danish scholar named Saxo Grammaticus. He took Amleth, (a Danish folk hero), as his main character, and wove a tale around him very much like Shakespeare's!    When the latter got hold of "Hamlet", (as it was then called), it had been around for … Read more

Scholars believe this incident, (Hamlet's father relating his own murder to his son), as John Shakespeare talking to his own son William.

It is not sufficient to tell that you don't get periods every month. You should have mentioned your cycle length. Normal cycle length can be of 26-32 days. If you have a gap of more than 38 days between 2 periods or a gap of less than 21 days between 2 periods then consult an … Read more

Hamlet, or 'Amleth', was written in the 12th century by a Danish scholar named Saxo Grammaticus. He took Amleth, (a Danish folk hero), as his main character, and wove a tale around him very much like Shakespeare's!    When the latter got hold of "Hamlet", (as it was then called), it had been around for … Read more

Probably around 1587-8. It is known he left Stratford in 1585, after the christening of his twins, Hamnet and Judith, and surfaced seven years later, at Bankside, where he is either an actor, or a playwright.  He is pilloried in a vicious attack on his character, published in 1592, by Robert Greene, a university graduate, … Read more

Henry V1, parts1, 2 and 3, are generally considered his earliest successes, vying with The Two Gentlemen of Verona, as, perhaps, his first work. Nobody knows, of course, but he was 'contributing', to other plays by other playwrights, in his 'apprenticeship ' to writing. That way, he learned the rudiments of stagecraft, dialogue, juxtaposition and … Read more

20,000. It has been estimated, that every tenth word was an 'invention'. Usually from Latin, or sometimes Greek. "Titus Andronicus, was entirely written in Latin!  Shakespeare would listen to his playwright friends in the London taverns at night, as, with their classical education, they would 'invent' words from the Latin roots, a talent he quickly … Read more

Shakespeare used Iambic Pentameter, five 'beats' to the line. It is widely recognized as the easiest rhyming meter to follow, as it is closely allied to the heartbeat.

That should be 1587, not 1557!

Shakespeare, through circumstance, happened to have been given a brilliant classical education. At the age of nine, he was introduced to Latin, and spoke it everyday for the next 5 years, in school, where, amongst other things, he was not allowed to speak English after he went to the upper forms. Upon arriving in London, … Read more

Julius Caesar was written, because Londoners, fearing the death of the Tudor Queen, Elizabeth, and knowing that she was the last of the Tudors, wanted to know who would succeed her. Would there be a republic? Would there be a monarchy? Riots broke out, as either faction strove to make itself heard, and, Shakespeare, always … Read more

If it was famous, then it was so for quite another reason, however, Shakespeare did write with a group of 'University Wits', as they were called. This group of about six or seven comprised, among others, Christopher Marlowe and George Peele. Marlowe became principal writer for the Admiral's Men, a company that performed at the … Read more

"On Lammas Eve, at night , shall she be fourteen". So says Juliet's nurse.     Strange that an Italian Nurse should confidently remark upon a Scottish Quarter day as a birthday!

Harvard lived in the same street that Shakespeare lived in.

He was pobably writing well before 1592. This is the date at which he is 'recognised', in London, by Robert Greene in his attack on Shakespeare with the 'upstart crow' insult. Prior to that, Shakespeare had already offered at least three, if not more, works to the Queen's Men, including 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona', … Read more