but by the end of the play that bears his name, he’s dead and his cousin sits on his throne. This is the story of how Shakespeare used English history to ask still-relevant questions about ...

1972's Antony and Cleopatra is a pretty tame and traditional take on the classic historical play. Charlton Heston plays Mark ...

William Shakespeare is, without a doubt, the most famous writer in English history. The famous playwright’s works have been adapted time and time again into films and TV shows. Over 400 years after ...

While the people who would claim this are most likely devotees of the Bard's works, they do have a point, insofar as the ...

Students of Auburn High School will perform the comedy “I Hate Shakespeare,” by Stef DeFerie this weekend. The show looks at ...

Shakespeare’s political plays were the ones that most ... as it was actually employed during the English Renaissance, because of his personal history: Shakespeare knows what it is like at ...

He would have learned to read and write in Latin and Ancient Greek as well as English ... Shakespeare also took inspiration from real life when writing his plays. For example, his History plays ...

Shakespeare. The Year's Work in English Studies, During the early modern period, the publication process decisively shaped the history play and its reception. Bringing together the methodologies of ...

Neal Street Productions with NBC Universal and WNET bring together a world-class cast and crew for a major new cycle of four of Shakespeare’s most acclaimed history plays. The first film in the ...