408 years after his death, William Shakespeare is still the world's most famous playwright ... happy ending right up to the last pages of the book, thanks to Shakespeare's dramatic power.

An Oxford researcher found a rare, handwritten variation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous love poems. About 400 years ago, ...

By the last years of Elizabeth I's reign Shakespeare was well established as a famous poet and playwright and was called upon to perform several of his plays before the Queen at court. In 1598 the ...

William Shakespeare is, without a doubt, the most famous writer in English history. The famous playwright's works have been ...

William Shakespeare grew up in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire. His family were rich so he went to a good school and grew up to be a playwright. He wrote different types of plays ...

The bold staging of Shakespeare ... famous thespians—including Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart and Harriet Walter—are on view at the Red Eight Gallery in London Julia Binswanger "Imaginary Books ...

Today we watch stories through TV, computers or on phones. But 450 years ago, people could only watch stories acted in front of them on the streets or in theatres. People loved watching plays.