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Hace 1 día · Shakespeare was the son of John Shakespeare, an alderman and a successful glover (glove-maker) originally from Snitterfield in Warwickshire, and Mary Arden, the daughter of an affluent landowning family.
Hace 3 días · Interestingly, it is not the dead King Duncan, Macbeth’s first victim, but Banquo who later appears as a ghostly “horrible shadow” to torture Macbeth. Perhaps there was a good reason why ...
20 de may. de 2024 · Lear and Cordelia. Lear being visited by his youngest daughter, Cordelia, in Shakespeare's King Lear, Act IV, scene VII. (more) The subplot concerns the Earl of Gloucester, who gullibly believes the lies of his conniving illegitimate son, Edmund, and spurns his honest son, Edgar.
Hace 5 días · King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between his daughters Goneril and Regan, who pay homage to gain favour, feigning love.
23 de may. de 2024 · Mary was the daughter of Robert Arden, a wealthy landowner of the Warwickshire area. The family gave their name to the nearby Forest of Arden, which William Shakespeare would later incorporate into his comedy As You Like It. Shakespeare’s family was not wealthy, despite his mother’s connections.
Hace 5 días · The next date of interest is found in the records of the Stratford church, where a daughter, named Susanna, born to William Shakespeare, was baptized on May 26, 1583. On February 2, 1585, twins were baptized, Hamnet and Judith. (Hamnet, Shakespeare’s only son, died 11 years later.)
Hace 1 día · Miranda – daughter to Prospero. Ariel – a spirit in service to Prospero. Caliban – an enslaved servant of Prospero. Alonso – King of Naples. Sebastian – Alonso's brother. Antonio – Prospero's brother, the usurping Duke of Milan. Ferdinand – Alonso's son. Gonzalo – an honest old councillor. Adrian – a lord serving under Alonso.
