5 Shakespeare Facts You May Not Know

I haven’t always had a crush on Billy, or William Shakespeare for those who don’t know him. Law was the kind of annoying kid who was always chasing you around the playground at recess. And every year the teachers insisted on condemning you to one of their stories.

As we’ve all noticed, a little later, that annoying kid who starts to be a billionaire starts working and won’t give it the time of day.

In this case, poor Bill had no choice but to deny my excessive growing up with him.

5 Shakespeare Facts You Don’t Know

1. William Shakespeare a thief and a drunkard Just kidding!

While you may know that Shakespeare has many scandals of sex, (his writing certainly shows his love for women) it turns out that many of the rapes that are connected with Shakespeare were committed by his friends. As his popularity and success soared, in the late 16th/Early 17th century paparazzi spread rumors of his exploits.

Leo Rosten, the author of many books and the article “The Shakespeare Nobody Knows”, states that Bill “seems to have never offended anyone; he spent his money carefully, invested it wisely.” And during season 32, Bill bought the family coat of arms , calling his father’s title. “Very much.”

2. Shakespeare had no “formal” education.

At least a day’s formal education at either Oxford or Cambridge is not required. Instead, William Shakespeare observed the world around him and read a lot. He used his imagination and observations of human behavior to create his characters.

3. Shakespeare wrote the Holy Bible.

Well, well. He did not write the King James version of the Bible. Psalm 46. From the beginning of Psalm 46, count the 46 words. What word do you find?

Now count the 46 words from the end of the Psalm. What word do you find?

My previous Bible as a literature professor and author, Marjorie Dorner, taught me this technique when I was in college. When King James, who took the throne in 1603, wanted his version of the Bible decided, he wasn’t asking your average Joe to update the Christian world’s most beloved book. And guess who’s in favor of King from the literary world…

4. Shakespeare loved his wife Anne Hathaway

In his will, Shakespeare left his wife “the second best bed” and it is known, he left her and his family (daughter Susanna and the twins Hamnet and Judith) in Stratford for many years during his performance career in London. So how does this show his love?

Actually, the “second best bed” in the Elizabethan era referred to the matrimonial bed or matrimonial bed. The primitive bed, or the best bed, was for guests. Friends and colleagues said Bill was a loving husband and a doting father, which left many wondering why he didn’t bring his family to London with him.

We may never know why Anna and the kids were left, but we do know that they returned the fortunes and noble titles they once occupied.

5. If Freud was the “Father of Psychology”, William Shakespeare was the “Grandfather of Psychology”.

Questions about whether Shakespeare wrote his own plays have been raised by jealous rivals. The evidence certainly shows that they did not use the original arguments in the writing Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Macbeth. , Hamlet, or his histories. What was the connection between Shakespeare’s plays that make them masterpieces, breakthroughs, and relevant today?

Shakespeare’s plays mocked the stereotypical morality of English actors. “He preached no sermons, no pious admonitions; he treated good, bad, virtues and sins as a psychologist, not a priest.” Rosten emphasizes. Shakespeare did not care to diminish humanity. But he dealt with the behavior of the people, giving them their faults and impulses.

Even the royal character had psychological problems. their actions were based on fear, and they treated others with prudishness. Shakespeare allowed characters who were clearly insane to become great. Many criminals, too, were either changed from darkness or consumed by crime.

A short note on the study of Shakespeare’s poems and plays

When teaching Shakespeare, I always find that getting students to talk about themes in his works that are relevant today takes them through the language. I mean really, how stupid are Romeo and Juliet? That question always sparks a heated debate about love and human folly.

Also, the poetic nature of teaching parts of plays, such as the “Seven Ages of Man” soliloquy fromlike you (Jacques “All the theater in the world” speech is more accessible. students. Another great place to examine: Mrs. Maceth’s use of sound and rhythm (Act 1, Scene 7). and the consonant “s” sound.

Success never gave Shakespeare a great head. Perhaps it was his melancholy, which spans 154 sounds and carries 38 stories. Perhaps he spoke in such a way to the questions of human life that he felt the three-dimensional characteristics connected to them. William Shakespeare’s plays and poems allow us to think about broad questions. Either way, Billy remains something of an enigma on second or third viewing.

Sources:

Rosten, Leo. “Nobody knows Shakespeare.”

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