Ian McKellen analyzes Macbeth speech (1979) Life and times. Very little is known for certain about William Shakespeare.
What we do know about his life comes from registrar records, court records, wills, marriage certificates and his tombstone in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon. William Shakespeare was baptised on 26 April 1564 at Holy Trinity in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Traditionally his birthday is celebrated three days earlier, on 23 April, St George's Day. A Quick Guide to Reading Shakespeare. Probably the number one complaint about reading Shakespeare is that it doesn't always read like "normal" English.
It's a natural and legitimate accusation. Shakespeare wrote for an audience over 400 years ago. Think about how word meanings and expressions change over a relatively short time; four centuries bring with them a lot of alterations. For instance, the history of literary English is the history of invasions, with Celtic supplanted by Anglo-Saxon, which was usurped by Norman French (and accentuated with Latin).
All of these influences combined to create first Old English, then Middle English, and finally Early Modern English-the language of Shakespeare. TEDxAldeburgh - Akala - Hip-Hop & Shakespeare? Shakepeare said it first, you say it every day. Dr Seuss VS Shakespeare. Epic Rap Battles of History #12. Insults by Shakespeare - April Gudenrath. Shakespeare: Brief and Naughty. This is Macbeth. Don't mention Macbeth - Blackadder - BBC.
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