After facing criticism, President Donald Trump said he was unaware that the term “Shylock” was widely considered antisemitic ...

His characters confront death in ways that reveal universal truths about courage, love, grief, and the meaning of life. Study up on some of his best with these 30 iconic Shakespeare quotes about ...

William Shakespeare’s murder conviction has been overturned Shakespeare was convicted of shooting another man to death outside a Mattapan barbershop in 2016 while the victim's young son looked on.

William Shakespeare (1564–1616), who needs no introduction on a poetry page, was considered the greatest English poet — and perhaps one of the greatest poets of any language — to put pen to ...

400 years after his death, William Shakespeare has kept his cool. The playwright's work still seeps into pop culture — and resonates with performers of all ages and backgrounds.

In 1757, nearly 150 years after William Shakespeare’s death, a pamphlet was found in the rafters of his childhood home. Handwritten and signed by a ‘J. Shakespeare,’ the document was a ...

William Shakespeare is one of the most revered English authors of all time, with hundreds of famous works all written in a relatively short time. Despite his status as arguably the most revered ...

So You Haven't Read the cursed story of Macbeth?! Well, pull up a seat and get ready for some epic Shakespearian burns, mystical tales, and of course death! As we break down and explain just what ...

William Shakespeare was a Renaissance-era writer and actor, often referred to as England's national poet, the world's greatest dramatist, ... Shakespeare’s death is a mystery.

Joan, who was five years younger than William, survived for 30 years after her brother’s death, and long resided in the family home where the document was found.

The name of the Folio itself, Mr. William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories & Tragedies, divided Shakespeare’s work into these three categories for the first time.

There have been a lot of writers since the 16th century. But there's only one Bard. William Shakespeare, who was born one of eight children 461 years ago on April 23, 1564, lived just 52 years.