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A Revised Copy Of A Famous Shakespeare Sonnet Was Just Discovered In A 17th-Century Collection At Oxford
This revision of the iconic sonnet, which is often recited at modern weddings, was part of a poetry collection ... came ...
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Was Shakespeare Rich? What We Know About the Famous Playwright’s Wealth
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 ...
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This Is How Real Historical Events Influenced Shakespeare's Most Famous Tragedies
The Bard churned out King Lear, Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra as London reeled from the foiled Gunpowder Plot of 1605 and an outbreak of the bubonic plague the following year.