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Our examination of the pervasive themes of light, time, and destiny in William Shakespeare's beloved tale of "star-cross'd lovers." 		       



An analysis of Shakespeare's inspired sonnet, hailed as one of the best poems in English. Included is a paraphrase of the poem in contemporary English.



Our detailed biography of Shakespeare covering his ancestry, parents, childhood in Stratford, siblings, marriage, children, career as an actor, contemporaries, and much more!

Welcome to Shakespeare Online
My name is Amanda Mabillard, B.A. (Honors), and I am here to provide comprehensive and accurate information about the Bard. I am also your Guide to Shakespeare for About, Inc., A part of The New York Times Company, where you will find my original articles on Shakespeare's life and works.

  
 Characters of Shakespeare
 Shakespeare's Audience
 Blood Imagery in Macbeth
 Shakespeare on Lawyers
 Shakespeare's Birth
 The Globe Theatre
 What Shakespeare Didn't Say
 All About "Et tu, Brute?"
 Shakespeare's Lost Years
 Hamlet and Christ
 The Revenge Plot of Hamlet
 Shakespeare's Queen Gertrude
 Shakespeare on Friendship
 The Swan Theatre
 Famous Last Words
 Saxo Grammaticus
 Shakespeare Histories Quiz
 Pronouncing Shakespearean Names
 Shakespeare and the Seasons
 Analysis of Horatio
 Falstaff and Queen Elizabeth
  Shakespeare's Nickname: Shakespeare?
 Shakespeare's Boss
 First Folio Facts
 Shakespeare's Flowers
 Is Shakespeare Overrated?
 Violent Deaths Shakespeare's Plays
 A Guide to Sonnet 116
 Elizabethan Actors
 Lady Macbeth's Speech
 Sonnet 55 Analysis
 Shakespeare's Death
 Romeo and Juliet Quiz
 Sonnet 138 Analysis
 Macbeth Character Analysis
 Power in the History Plays
 The Story of Othello
 Shakespeare's Will
 Shakespeare's Vocabulary
 Iago Character Study
 Honour in 1 Henry IV
 Shakespeare's Edward III?
 Shakespeare on Love
 Shakespeare on the Seven Deadly Sins
 Shakespeare's Trap Doors
 Scary Shakespeare
 Shakespeare's Birds
 Unusual Shakespeare Facts
 Authorship Debate
 Shakespeare's Quartos
 Shakespearean Character Quiz
 Shakespeare on War
 The Life of Edward Alleyn
 Fire at the Globe!
new this week
 · Shakespearean Sonnet Basics
 · History of Hamlet
 · Annotations for The Balcony Scene (2.2) from Romeo and Juliet
 · Shakespeare's Influence
 · Macbeth Annotations and Glossary
today's question
 · What killed Shakespeare?
The Answer
essentials
 · Shakespeare Glossary
 · Hamlet's Soliloquies Explained
 · Macbeth's Soliloquies Explained
 · Detailed Shakespeare Timeline
 · Shakespeare Quotations (by Play)
 · Shakespeare Quotations (by Theme)
 · How to Study Shakespeare
 · Top 10 Questions About Shakespeare
favorites
 · Shakespeare's Influence
 · Forgiveness in The Tempest
 · Top Shakespearean Villains
 · Shakespeare Wedding Readings
hot picks
 · Shakespeare Criticism: Plays
 · Shakespeare's sources for Macbeth
 · Bonus: The Best Math Help for High School Students!

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