william shakespeare

Has the identity of "William Shake-speare" been suppressed for over four centuries? And with it his purpose in writing plays for the public stage, and the publishing of his poetry? Oxfordians have now fleshed out the story of Edward de Vere, a flawed and even tortured genius (as many are), his...

Do you think WS believed in Ghosts as in Macbeth etc; or was it a dramatic vehicle?

Can any reader think of instances where Shakespeare criticized any Royal English person in power during his writing? Was he ever so bold?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1521197/ Wow.His "History" is just as accurate as his "Science" in Day after Tommorow and 2012. The discussion forum at the IMDB site is something else. A prime example of Conspiracy kook thinking. It's like they gave up on 9/11 truth and adapting the "Shakespeare...

As reported in NME magazine: http://www.nme.com/news/noel-gallaghers-high-flying-birds/59127 Perhaps it might not be wise to read too much into this; he was referring to one production of Hamlet, according to the article. And the guy writes songs, so he must know a thing or two about...

Shakespeare, from what I have heard, is the most famous author of all, widely acclaimed as the best writer in history. He obviously went to a lot of trouble to produce his scores of plays and poems, but, my question is, presuming that these plays and poems have anything wise and valuable in...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1521197/ Wow, this film has the promise of having the Historical Accuracy of "10'000 BC"and the Scientific Accuracy of "Day After Tommorow". Frankly, my respect for a number of very good actors has gone down for their appearing in this junk. And, yes, the Oxfordian...

Is it true that there are atoms within our bodies that once formed part of William Shakespeare's body, by virtue of his decomposition, dispersion and our digestion? If so, and by the same token, who, and indeed what else, can we both boast to be, and, of course, refrain from acknowledging...

Some musings on the subject.... I’ve been reading a book about the so-called “authorship” controversy surrounding Shakespeare. There seem to be a lot of intelligent people who, for a variety of reasons, would put aside Shakespeare of Stratford in favor of either Bacon or, more popularly today...

Generally, I don’t rant about my job. I love my job. I get to deal with every type of person, all sorts of books old and new, and I never end a day without having learned something new. It’s great! However, occasionally something happens that is so infuriating, so upsetting, that it just needs...

Bill Bryson set out to ask, How much do we really know about William Shakespeare, and how confident can we be of our knowledge? Bryson bills himself as a journalist, not as a historian, and yet the question he faces is one common to those who study history. How certain are we of our facts...

For some reason this story is getting mentioned in today's radio news bulletins. Wonder why? And why question his authorship? Apart from the fact he was middle class and didn't have a knighthood? ;)

It's April 23rd tomorrow, and while that's not officially Shakespeare's birthday (his actual day of birth being unknown), it's the date most commonly associated with his birth. Either way, it's as good an excuse as any to celebrate him. Being taught about him in school, I quite naturally...

I find Cassius to be an extremely captivating character, and I would love to discuss any alternative interpretations of him that you might have. After all, as an Epicurean, he would probably fit in pretty well here on JREF! I think it is possible to view him as a very sympathetic and complex...

Ok, as a diversion from the wonderful world of free fall,CD, and holographic planes, Would someone like to discuss the mother of all conspiracy theorys: That Shakespeare couldn't have written the plays/poetry attributed to him; he was a provincal hick with out the knowledge of law, geograpy...

:cool: Was it all him? Partly him? Completely someone else? If either of the latter 2, who? Based on my admitted limited research, the Francis Bacon theory is way weak and easily dismissable. The De Vere one not so much, I don't "buy it" per se but buy its feasibility, at least for...

Misunderstood, true king of England wronged by Tudor slander... Or, deformed, plotting, child-murdering usurper? Been doing some reading lately, Richard seems to be getting a pretty raw deal from hisotry (Thomas Moore and Shakespear as Tudor propogandists)... Opinions?

I just came across this little news item: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051006/en_nm/arts_shakespeare_debate_dc Yet another "real" Shakespeare expose. James and Rubinstein - the Sibrel and Hoagland of literature.

A recent discussion in one of my classes got me thinking about this. We just got finished reading Hamlet in my English class and we watched the version of it that Kenneth Branagh did a few years back. One of my classmates and I were discussing which was better, the Branagh version we had just...