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Portrait of William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare

1564–1616 · England

An English playwright and poet whose comedies, histories and tragedies combine theatrical momentum with exceptional verbal range.

DramaPoetry

Life and context

A short timeline

  1. 1564

    Born in England.

  2. 1623

    The Complete Works of William Shakespeare published.

  3. 1603

    Hamlet published.

  4. 1606

    Macbeth published.

  5. 1616

    End of the author’s recorded life.

Recurring concerns

Themes and style

  • power
  • identity
  • love
  • performance

Dramatic action, layered rhetoric and rapidly changing points of view.

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Works by William Shakespeare

27 works in the Linden collection.

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