To many, William Shakespeare is considered the greatest dramatist of all time. His works—at least 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and 2 narrative poems—capture the range of human emotion and conflict and have ...

The next documented event in Shakespeare’s life is his marriage at the age of 18 to Anne Hathaway, the daughter of a local farmer, on November 28, 1582. She was eight years older than him and ...

William Shakespeare is undeniably one of the most ... Shakespeare’s modest background? It’s ultimately not dissimilar to that of Christopher Marlowe, a peer of Shakespeare’s whose authorship ...

Although they were written more than 400 years ago, the words of William Shakespeare remain timeless. Thanks in large part to the Bard of Avon’s ability to poetically capture universal human emotions ...

Many of us have tussled online with internet trolls but did you know that trolling has its roots in Ancient Greece?

Shakespeare’s parents had been Catholics, and the tension between the new and old religions can be seen in much of his work. William’s father, John Shakespeare, was a member of the borough ...

The organization overseeing museums celebrating English playwright William Shakespeare’s life is reportedly working to "decolonize" his legacy in the name of battling White supremacy.