William Shakespeare

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The paper discusses how William Shakespeare is one of the most famous playwrights of English literature today. He is still one of the majestic emblems of the British people and one of the great representatives of his time. The paper explores his limited biography and explains that little is known for certain about his life. The paper illustrates how Shakespeare experienced one of the most turbulent periods in history and describes in detail the era in which he lived. The paper looks at "Othello", one of Shakespeare's most acclaimed works.

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"Despite rigorous research made to complete Shakespeare's biography, little is known for certain about his life. He was born at Stratford-upon- Avon in April 1564. His family was rather prosperous and highly regarded in town. However, by 1582, he had married Ann Hathaway, a woman eight years older than him; a fact that especially at that time stirred some controversy, as it was considered to be against the moral values of the era. Nonetheless, they had three children. The records show scarce evidence of his existence until his arrival in London in 1585. "There is no tradition, not universally accepted, that he fled From Stratford because he was in trouble for deed stealing, and had fallen foul of Sir Thomas Lucy, the local magnate; another that he was for some time a school master." (Shakespeare, 7)"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Berstein, Serge, and Pierre Milza. Histoire de l' Europe. Paris: Hatier, 1994
• Mabillard, Amanda. Othello Analysis. Shakespeare Online. 2000. <http://www.shakespeare-online.com/othello.html>
• Shakespeare, William. The Tempest. London: Penguin, 1994.
• Shakespeare, William, Othello. Penguin: London, 1994.
• "Shakespeare Biography". Absolute Shakespeare. 2005. < http://absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/biography/shakespeare_biography.htm>

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