LONDON — Fresh analysis by a British scholar of a long-forgotten fragment of a letter addressed to the “Good Mrs Shakspaire” suggests that the renowned playwright William Shakespeare might ...

If you have already had the good fortune of encountering “Sonnet 116” by William Shakespeare, you were probably at a wedding. It is not, by most accounts, a sexy poem. It is not exactly a ...

GK Quiz on William Shakespeare: Think you know everything about the legendary playwright? Challenge yourself with our ultimate Shakespeare quiz! Uncover fascinating facts and see if you can answer ...

Chicago Shakespeare is presenting Teatro La Plaza’s “Hamlet,” which combines Shakespeare’s text with anecdotes drawn from the lives of the ensemble, all of whom have Down syndrome.

Shakespeare’s culture and society made much more space for the articulation of same-sex desire than we might expect. Sign Up for Our Ideas Newsletter POV Subscribe Subscribe ...

William Shakespeare was a Renaissance-era writer and actor, often referred to as England's national poet, the world's greatest dramatist, and the "Bard of Avon." Despite this widespread success ...

In 1757, nearly 150 years after William Shakespeare’s death, a pamphlet was found in the rafters of his childhood home. Handwritten and signed by a ‘J. Shakespeare,’ the document was a ...

A new twist is as dramatic as any of Shakespeare's plays: the real “Shakespeare” behind a family document has been revealed—and it’s not the man we expected.

William Shakespeare (baptised April 26, 1564 – died April 23, 1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor who is widely believed to have been the greatest dramatist of all time.