In his 10 tragedies, Shakespeare confronts the driving forces of human nature from hunger for romantic love (like in Romeo and Juliet) to...

The rich texture of Shakespeare's English reflects the colorful history of the language--along with its Anglo-Saxon roots and...

Shakespeare's Canon What is it about Shakespeare that makes him one of the greatest playwrights of all time? If the First Folio had not...

Below is a timeline of major events in Shakespeare's lives. If you'd like a more in depth discussion of these events, please take a look...

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon (picture of his birthplace and family home below), England in April of 1564. The...