William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies, Published According to the true Original Copies, also known as the First Folio, was published in 1623, the reference to the author of Shakespeare's works as "our ever-living poet" suggests that the author is dead (Whalen 49). ... William Shakspere (1564-1616) William Shakspere was born in Stratford on Avon in 1564, to a glove-maker and his wife. ... At age 18, William Shakspere married Anne Hathaway, who also could not write. ... Another characteristic that the Shakespeare author must have had, and that William Shakspere did ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Hamlet is a play written by William Shakespeare that very closely follows the dramatic conventions of revenge in Elizabethan theater. ... Seneca who was Roman, basically set all of the ideas and the norms for all revenge play writers in the Renaissance era including William Shakespeare. ... In Hamlet, Shakespeare follows regular convention for a large part of the play. In the beginning, Shakespeare sets up the scene, having a ghost on a dark night. ... It is as if Shakespeare is saying that some kind of foul play has been committed. ...

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Shakespeare's 17th Century revenge tragedy differs greatly to the other texts, mainly because it is set within the court so all relationships are portrayed to have political influences. ... Gertrude imposes herself onto Paul's and William's lives so much that she arguably takes the place of a lover. ... Although, because there are no other examples later on in Shakespeare's revenge tragedy of this possible incestuous relationship, it is more likely that he was just looking after his sister. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate