Shakespeare never saw a Jew!
In the year 1290, in the reign of king Edward 1, all the Jews were banished from England by Royal edict, and not allowed back in until during the interregnum of Oliver Cromwell, (1646?)
Shakespeare was born in 1564, and died in 1616, therefore he never saw a Jew!
It is possible … Read more
If your visa expired two years ago, why are you still in this country?
Should you apply for citizenship, you will be arrested, and deported.
No one really knows!
He christened his twins, Hamnet and Judith in 1585, and then disapppeared!
He surfaced 7 years later, in London, pilloried by a dissolute playwright Robert Greene, who introduced him with the tirade, "There is an upstart crow among us!"...
Shakespeare was ALREADY a well known playwright at this time, having first written the … Read more
No. Far from it. He was an avid reader, and was also taught Latin at school, so had a very good sound education. He was not a good actor, and so was encouraged to write, by others such as Christopher Marlowe, and so began to 'contribute' to ongoing plays. A line here, a word there, … Read more
Shakespeare wrote in the 'argot' of his day!
Thus, in the mouth of John, Duke of Burgundy, (Henry V), he makes the French Duke speak of, 'burrs and keksies'.
These are seeds and pods which adhere to your leggings as you walk through the rough grass of the Warwickshire countryside!
I seriously doubt whether John, Duke of … Read more
Shakespeare did NOT, 'own' the Globe.
The theatre, (called the 'Theatre', after the Latin, Theatro, I show) was torn down in 1588, during a dispute with the landowner on whose land the Theatre sat.
The entire lot was transported over London Bridge by cart, and, in 1599, the new theatre, called the Globe, was introduced to London … Read more
Formerly, he wrote for profit! He was not a good actor, and so turned to writing plays, other than performing in them, for his living.
His classical education, was to prove crucial in his writing as he easily portrayed all the classical Greek and Roman characters in his plays with equal brevity. … Read more
