An Oxford researcher found a rare, handwritten variation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous love poems. About 400 years ago, its meaning might have been very different. By Amelia Nierenberg ...

Two West Midlands primary schools have taken to the stage to mark the beginning of Shakespeare Week. The national series of events for school children celebrates the playwright, which organisers ...

Dr Leah Veronese uncovered the version of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 tucked away in a 17th Century poetry collection at the University of Oxford. The manuscript was found among the papers of ...

“The more familiar you are with Shakespeare, the more you’ve rolled it around in your mouth, the more elastic and liquid it will become on the floor, and it’s got to be a second language to you.

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 ...

A friend of mine once asked a young girl why she liked Shakespeare. She replied: "Because he gets to the big stuff, really quickly." I’ve often thought about what makes Shakespeare special for ...

Art experts are divided on whether this is a genuine contemporary portrait of Shakespeare Window cleaner Steven Wadlow has spent more than a decade trying to prove he is in possession of a ...

Shakespeare may have a lot to say about love, but he also had no lack of words when it comes to a serious clapback. The man loved snappy banter and wicked wisecracks so much that his plays are a ...

Shakespeare is England’s most celebrated dramatist and poet. His works have been translated into 80 languages, including Star Trek’s Klingon. He helped shape the English we use today ...

Shakespeare's romantic comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream is animated in 8 episodes for KS2 and KS3 pupils. Puck is our storyteller in this new adaptation by Julia Cranney, which is faithful to the ...

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