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This year marks the 400th anniversary of the printing of William Shakespeare’s First Folio, a key moment in literary history. Officially titled Mr. William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, and ...

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A depiction of William Shakespeare is seen during a firework display at the Royal Shakespeare Company marking the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, on April 23, ...

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Today 23rd April is widely regarded as William Shakespeare’s birthday, we all know who he is and many students despise him, yet there are a lot of things people don’t know about the greatest ...

Sir Laurence Olivier is pictured during a television production of the Shakespeare play King Lear in 1983 (Picture: Getty) We all remember Shakespeare as the playwright we were forced to study in ...

William Shakespeare was born more than 450 years ago in Stratford-upon-Avon and is widely regarded as one of the greatest playwrights of all time. But just when was the playwright born and how does ...

As the world celebrates William Shakespeare on April 23, here's a look at some lesser-known facts about The Bard of Avon including how India took inspiration from him A stage production of 'Macbeth' ...