William Shakespeare

 

By: Mahnoor Khan, Masooma Hussain, Rafia Sethi, Abrielle Noronha, Akshara George

 William Shakespeare is the most famous English actor, poet and play writer. There was a gap in his records until 1592 when he was recognized as an actor and play writer at the London theatre. He started his career by writing comedies and historical plays, however his tragic plays elevated him to fame. In 1593, he wrote a long poem titled Venus and Adonis. In 1594, the first of Shakespeare’s plays was published. For almost two decades Shakespeare came in many roles in theatre, wrote plays and became a business partner of the playing company, 'Lord Chamberlain's Men' which was renamed as the 'King's Men' in 1603. Shakespeare’s special relationship with King James, gave 'King's Men' the opportunity to perform seven of Shakespeare' plays at the court. Shakespeare’s main influence was the writings of many other great writers.

Chosen poem: Sonnet 18 compared to Road not Taken by Robert Frost