Shakespeare in His Art

Shakespeare established himself as an actor and a dramatist in London. In 1593, he came under the patronage of the Earl of Southampton, to whom he dedicated his long poems Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece. He also wrote for him the comedy Love's Labor’s lost.
Shakespeare was a member of a theatre group called The Chamberlain's Men (later 'The King's Men'). He wrote many plays for the group and had no rival writing as a dramatist, for example, the lyric plays Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Richard II 1594-97, and The Merchant of Venice 1596-97. Their group became so successful that they were able to build a new theatre called "The Globe."
A collection of 154 sonnets were written by Shakespeare, including some of the finest poems ever written. It was thought that Shakespeare collaborated with John Fletcher on Henry VIII and Two Noble Kinsmen during 1613. He retired to Stratford about 1610 to be with his family, where he died April 23, 1616. A collection of 154 sonnets were written by Shakespeare, including some of the finest poems ever written. It was thought that Shakespeare collaborated with John Fletcher on Henry VIII and Two Noble Kinsmen during 1613. He retired to Stratford about 1610 to be with his family, where he died April 23, 1616. He left a great legacy and fulfilled a creative life with arts and literature.
According to www.william-shakespeare.info, the plot of Hamlet will be summarize as Prince Hamlet mourns both his father's death and his mother, Queen Gertrude's remarriage to Claudius. The ghost of Hamlet's father appears to him and tells him that Claudius has poisoned him. Hamlet swears revenge. He arranges an old play whose story has a parallel to that of Claudius. Hamlet's behavior is considered mad. He kills the eavesdropping Polonius, the court chamberlain, by thrusting his sword through a curtain. Polonius's son Laertes returns to Denmark to avenge his father's death. Polonius's daughter Ophelia loves the Prince but... [continues]

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