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Articles (from Yahoo! Voices)

• Favorite Alternate Shakespeare Candidates
  Since the 1700s, people have been voicing doubts about whether or not William Shakespeare actually wrote the works attributed to him. Now it's all the rage. (View SRC page)
• Mrs. Shakespeare: Anne Hathaway
  What we don't know about Anne Shakespeare could fill a book. Or several, judging from the published speculation focused on her life and marriage. (View SRC page)
• A Quick Guide to Reading Shakespeare
  Shakespeare's works are remarkably accessible once you know what to expect when reading them. This quick guide can help you make a little more sense of what his characters are saying. (View SRC page)
• Shakespeare's "Lost Years"
  William Shakespeare may be the most famous writer in Western literature, but his whereabouts from 1585 to 1592 are a mystery. The ensuing speculation has spawned many interesting theories without producing much hard evidence. (View SRC page)
• Shakespeare's King Henry V: Drama Versus History
  A look at how Shakespeare's play King Henry the Fifth compares with English history. (View SRC page)
• Shakespeare's King John: Drama Versus History
  A look at how Shakespeare's play King John compares with English history. (View SRC page)
• Shakespeare's Peers: English Renaissance Playwrights
  Shakespeare was hardly the only working playwright in London back in the day. Here's a quick guide to his competition. (View SRC page)
• Shakespeare's Richard III: Portrait of a Villain
  The real Richard III probably wasn't as wicked, deformed, or witty as the villain we know from Shakespeare. (View SRC page)
• Shakespeare's Source Material
  William Shakespeare was a gifted writer that made a career out of borrowing from a variety of sources. (View SRC page)
• Shakespeare's Worst Speaking Roles
  Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em. Then there are these roles. (View SRC page)
• The Simple Case for Shakespeare
  The issue is complex, fraught with logic pitfalls even for those who defend the orthodoxy, but Shakespeare remains the easiest of any authorship candidate to defend. (View SRC page)

Play Synopses

Shakespeare's Grammar

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Speech Analysis: Selected Readings

• Introduction
• Hamlet
• Macbeth
• Julius Caesar
• Romeo and Juliet
• Richard III
• The Merchant of Venice
• The Tempest
• Twelfth Night

Other Features

• Ask the Bard!
• Thou Pesky "Thou"
• Top 10 Plays Shakespeare Chose not to Publish

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