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William Shakespeare , who stands as the greatest playwright in the English , and any other , language , was born in April 1564 , at Stratford - on - Avon . The Shakespeares and his mother's family , the Ardens , were old and ...
William Shakespeare , who stands as the greatest playwright in the English , and any other , language , was born in April 1564 , at Stratford - on - Avon . The Shakespeares and his mother's family , the Ardens , were old and ...
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Falstaff ) was written to please Queen Elizabeth who had asked Shakespeare to show her the fat knight in love . He has a lesser cousin in Sir Toby Belch , of Twelfth Night , with his shrewd challenge to puritanism : “ Dost thou think ...
Falstaff ) was written to please Queen Elizabeth who had asked Shakespeare to show her the fat knight in love . He has a lesser cousin in Sir Toby Belch , of Twelfth Night , with his shrewd challenge to puritanism : “ Dost thou think ...
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The visual flexibility , the mobility of film and television are well adapted to Shakespeare , yet in whatever media he is cast , it is the stage with the living presence of the actor that is his supreme domain .
The visual flexibility , the mobility of film and television are well adapted to Shakespeare , yet in whatever media he is cast , it is the stage with the living presence of the actor that is his supreme domain .
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How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Reconstruction of Theatre of Dionysus at Athens | 14 |
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