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From the history plays you can get some ideas about history: English, Roman and Scottish. They won't be accurate ideas but they won't be forgettable either. People tend to remember history better when it is bent into a more legendary shape, and having the legends as a background helps to remember the true details. Shakespeare gives us this legendary background. (It's sort of like watching The Tudors)
Other than that, the poetic style in which Shakespeare's characters speak can get us thinking about a lot of things. His turns of phrase are so neat and so memorable that people end up quoting them all the time, sometimes without knowing it. You can improve the way you use English. You can also improve it by increasing your vocabulary. Most people have a working vocabulary about a third of the size of that used by Shakespeare in his plays. The new words you learn (and the new meanings for words you thought you knew) will also make you better at using your language.
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How many plays has William shakespeares wote?
38 (:
Where were William Shakespeares plays performed during his lifetime?
William Shakespeare's plays were performed in 'The Globe Theatre'.
Did William shakespeares plays change anything?
His plays themselves changed drama forever and how plays were wrote.
Why is the quote to be or not to be so famous?
It is a line from William Shakespeares Hamlet. Most of William Shakespeares plays are still famous now as he is regarded as the greatest writer in the English Language.
Who had to read William Shakespeares plays?
The actors who needed to learn their lines. And even they didn't have to read the whole play, just the part they were in. More recently, schoolchildren have to read the plays as part of their English Language courses.
How many plays has William shakespeares wote?
38 (:
Where were william shakespeares first plays produced?
england.
Where were William Shakespeares plays performed during his lifetime?
William Shakespeare's plays were performed in 'The Globe Theatre'.
What time of day were William shakespeares plays?
3:pm
Did William shakespeares plays change anything?
His plays themselves changed drama forever and how plays were wrote.
Why is the quote to be or not to be so famous?
It is a line from William Shakespeares Hamlet. Most of William Shakespeares plays are still famous now as he is regarded as the greatest writer in the English Language.
Who had to read William Shakespeares plays?
The actors who needed to learn their lines. And even they didn't have to read the whole play, just the part they were in. More recently, schoolchildren have to read the plays as part of their English Language courses.
Beginning of William shakespeares career?
William Shakespeare has been a writer for most of his life. His earliest performances of his plays were on the London stage by 1592.
What is william shakespeares history of writing plays?
William Shakespeare had a history of writing plays during a long and successful career as an actor. He started when he was about twenty-four, and finished when he was about forty-nine.
Was the large collection of plays published by shakespeares partners was called the first folio?
That's what it is called now. The name on the title page is "Mr William Shakespeares Comedies Histories & Tragedies".
How many plays were in the first folio?
Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, often called The First Folio, contained 36 plays.
Why weren't women allowed to play the parts in William shakespeares plays?
good question. i lack knowledge to know though...
