William Shakespeare's writing legacy lives on in ordinary conversation through sayings like "break the ice"—from The Taming of the Shrew—and "one fell swoop" from Macbeth. The famed poet and dramatist ...

A depiction of William Shakespeare is seen during a firework display at the Royal Shakespeare Company marking the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, on April 23, ...

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Sir Laurence Olivier is pictured during a television production of the Shakespeare play King Lear in 1983 (Picture: Getty) We all remember Shakespeare as the playwright we were forced to study in ...

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William Shakespeare remains the UK’s best-known and best-loved playwright and poet, not to mention the most-performed (Picture: Alamy) The English language, and our appreciation for the power of words ...

Not much is known about William Shakespeare's personal life. For this reason, historians have mainly looked to two primary sources for information about the writer, his literary works and official ...

With Joss Whedon’s contemporary take on Shakespeare’s romantic comedy “Much Ado About Nothing” winning the hearts of most critics and earning a tidy $183,000 in just five theaters in its opening ...

This year marks the 400th anniversary of the printing of William Shakespeare’s First Folio, a key moment in literary history. Officially titled Mr. William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, and ...

William Shakespeare was born more than 450 years ago in Stratford-upon-Avon and is widely regarded as one of the greatest playwrights of all time. But just when was the playwright born and how does ...