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   List of historical figures dramatised by Shakespeare

   This list contains the biographies of historical figures who appear in the plays of William Shakespeare. (Note that it does not contain articles for characters: see instead Category:Shakespearean characters.)
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   Category:Shakespearean characters

   See also List of historical figures dramatised by Shakespeare.
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   List of Shakespearean characters: L-Z

   Where that annotation is a link (e.g. (hist)), it is a link to the page for the historical or mythical figure. ... Shylock is a central character in The Merchant of Venice - a Jewish money-lender who claims a pound of Antonio's flesh.
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   William Shakespeare

   The First Folio of 1623, however, lists Shakespeare as one of "the Principal Actors in all these Plays", some of which were first staged after Volpone, although we cannot know for certain what roles he played. ... Like all playwrights of the time, Shakespeare dramatised stories from sources such as Petrarch and Holinshed.
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   Shakespeare authorship question

   Very little biographical information exists about Shakespeare and, although much has been inferred about him from his writings, the lack of solid information leaves an enigmatic figure. ... Shakespeare's plays · Shakespeare in performance · Chronology of Shakespeare's plays · Oxfordian chronology · Shakespeare in film · BBC Television Shakespeare · Titles based on Shakespeare · Lists of characters A–K, L–Z · Problem plays · List of historical characters · Ghost characters
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   Shakespeare's plays

   To end many scenes in his plays he used a rhyming couplet for suspense. ... Shakespeare's plays · Shakespeare in performance · Chronology of Shakespeare's plays · Oxfordian chronology · Shakespeare in film · BBC Television Shakespeare · Titles based on Shakespeare · Lists of characters A–K, L–Z · Problem plays · List of historical characters · Ghost characters
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   Shakespeare's life

   By late 1594, Shakespeare was an actor, writer and part-owner of a playing company, known as the Lord Chamberlain's Men — like others of the period, the company took its name from its aristocratic sponsor, in this case the Lord Chamberlain. ... Shakespeare's plays · Shakespeare in performance · Chronology of Shakespeare's plays · Oxfordian chronology · Shakespeare in film · BBC Television Shakespeare · Titles based on Shakespeare · Lists of characters A–K, L–Z · Problem plays · List of historical characters · Ghost characters
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   Shakespeare on screen

   The first series of The Black Adder (TV, UK, 1983), written by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson, is a parody of Shakespeare’s plays, particularly Macbeth, Richard III and Henry V. ... Acting Shakespeare
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   Shakespeare's influence

   He represented English people more concretely and not as puppets. ... Shakespeare's plays · Shakespeare in performance · Chronology of Shakespeare's plays · Oxfordian chronology · Shakespeare in film · BBC Television Shakespeare · Titles based on Shakespeare · Lists of characters A–K, L–Z · Problem plays · List of historical characters · Ghost characters
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    Hamlet

    Oxford editor George Hibbard argues that, since the contemporary literature contains many allusions and references to Hamlet (only Falstaff is mentioned more, from Shakespeare), the play was surely performed with a frequency that the historical record misses. ... The isolated figure of Hamlet reclines in the dark foreground, while behind a gauze the rest of the court are absorbed in a bright, unified golden pyramid emanating from Claudius.

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