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The Folger Shakespeare Library has 82 First Folios, the most in one collection. Meisei University in...

His last play is probably The Two Noble Kinsmen, which Shakespeare co-wrote with John Fletcher arou...

William Shakespeare wrote in his last will and testament, dated March 25, 1616, “Item I gyve u...

The easiest answer to this question is 235. Anthony West counts 232 in his 2001 census of First...

His earliest play is probably one of the three parts of King Henry VI (Part 1, Part 2, and Part ...

Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway near the end of 1582, when he was 18 years old. The exact da...

“Folio” and “quarto” refer to the number of times a sheet of paper has been ...

Thirty-eight is the generally accepted number, though recent claims have been made for King Edw...

Shakespeare’s parents were John and Mary (neé Arden), who were married in about 1557. W...

Many of the plays were published during Shakespeare’s lifetime as individual plays in a q...

Some have argued that a more noble writer was secretly behind the works attributed to Shakespeare; t...

He likely attended the local grammar school, beginning at age 7, although he probably had learned hi...

The First Folio is the first comprehensive collection of Shakespeare’s plays, containing 36 ...

Yes, William’s father, John Shakespeare, was granted a coat of arms in 1596. It was disputed i...

Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, in 1564. The exact date of his birth isn’...

Usually boys and young men played women’s parts on stage, so there was no problem about beards...

GOOD FREND FOR JESUS SAKE FORBEARE,TO DIGG THE DUST ENCLOASED HEARE:BLESTE BE Ye [the] MAN Yt [that]...

William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway had three children. The eldest, Susanna, was baptized on May 2...

Prices of admission depended on the kind of theater. Outdoor theaters like the Globe charged one pen...

The Comedy of Errors, with 1,898 lines (as per the Folger Shakespeare Edition; other editions may co...

Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616 and was buried on April 25, 1616 in Holy Trinity Church, Str...

Four folio editions of the plays were published during the 17th century: First Folio – 1623 Second...

Hamlet, with 4,167 lines (as per the Folger Shakespeare Edition; other editions may count lines diff...

We don’t really know how Shakespeare’s young son Hamnet died. He had a twin sister named...