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How Did William Shakespeare Die?

Ben Arogundade | Posted 07.10.2012 | Books
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Ben Arogundade

The exact nature of Shakespeare's illness, and subsequent death, remains unknown, and is still the subject of much speculation. Here are the hypotheses currently debated by scholars.

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Is Othello Really Black?

Ben Arogundade | Posted 06.23.2012 | Books
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Ben Arogundade

William Shakespeare's character Othello is generally regarded as a black African. But is this true? Could he have been an Arab or a Spanish Moor?

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Shakespeare's Sonnets Turned Into Pop Songs

The Huffington Post | Amber Genuske | Posted 04.23.2012 | Home
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Shakespeare may be the most quotable man in history, but is he the most musical? A group of England-based, Renaissance-style musicians seem to think s...

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How Shakespeare Teaches Us To Steal

Nicole Galland | Posted 06.23.2012 | Books
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Nicole Galland

We need Shakespeare to teach us how to steal. Nobody steals like William Shakespeare. Not even Steven Spielberg.

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Quoting Shakespeare

Arianna Huffington | Posted 06.23.2012 | Home
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Arianna Huffington

The following bit of Shakespearean amusement was concocted by my great friend Bernard Levin. I've decided to post it here so that and all of you can have it to download, print out, e-mail, link to... and enjoy.

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Name That Play! Put Your Shakespeare Knowledge To The Test

Posted 04.23.2012 | Home
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On this day, April 23, the reported would-be 448th birthday (and death day) of the one and only William Shakespeare, we celebrate The Bard's legacy wi...

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Sending the Bard a Birthday Card

George Heymont | Posted 06.12.2012 | Arts
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George Heymont

Not only have Shakespeare's works survived directorial updating and near-villainous tampering with the text, they are still taught in high schools and colleges around the world. What has changed is the wealth of teaching tools now available in the classroom and on the Internet.

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