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Why did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
Macbeth Play by Shakespeare Many students of literature are put to task by probing into why did Shakespeare write Macbeth as part of an assignment or project during the course of their academic pursuits. Not only is

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Julius Caesar Play & Summary Julius Caesar is one of William Shakespeare’s most celebrated tragedies. It was written around the year 1599 and is still revered around the globe today. It portrayed the story of the Roman

A Brief Summary of Othello by William Shakespeare
Story of Othello by Shakespeare Othello: The Play Othello is a tragic Shakespearian play which was written around the year 1603 and was based on a sixteenth century Italian story titled Un Captiano Moro which means ‘A

Oxford Academic Uncovers “Tantalizing” Clue to Shakespeare’s Ophelia
(Reuters) – An Oxford academic has found a "tantalizing" link between Shakespeare’s tragic heroine Ophelia and a real-life girl who died at the age of two in 1569, when the Bard would have been around five years