John Shakespeare Series Rory Clements Collection 3 Books Set (Martyr, Revenger, Prince)

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Shakespeare died on 23 April 1616, at the age of 52. [d] He died within a month of signing his will, a document which he begins by describing himself as being in "perfect health". No extant contemporary source explains how or why he died. Half a century later, John Ward, the vicar of Stratford, wrote in his notebook: "Shakespeare, Drayton, and Ben Jonson had a merry meeting and, it seems, drank too hard, for Shakespeare died of a fever there contracted", [82] [83] not an impossible scenario since Shakespeare knew Jonson and Drayton. Of the tributes from fellow authors, one refers to his relatively sudden death: "We wondered, Shakespeare, that thou went'st so soon / From the world's stage to the grave's tiring room." [84] [e] Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, where Shakespeare was baptised and is buried William Shakespeare:Ten startling Great Bard-themed world records". Guinness World Records. 23 April 2014. What is to follow is an intriguing and suspenseful political and royal mystery, with John Shakespeare, who's William Shakespeare's older brother in this series, in the lead as investigator and chief intelligencer, but where the Cecil's behind the scenes and Sir Francis Walsingham at the forefront will show their force and power to get rid of the Catholic opposition against the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I, and so secure her reign for the coming future against all enemies home and abroad.

The daft sex scenes, the rather rapid demise of the enemy (or one of them at least) and the usual enemy within who happens to be the Queen’s favourite are all that are negative about the story as the rest of it was interesting.

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Taylor, Gary (1987). William Shakespeare: A Textual Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-812914-1. OCLC 13526264. The atmosphere was also well done. The legislation to go to church on Sunday and the fear of being Roman Catholic was portrayed great. Shakespeare's work has made a significant and lasting impression on later theatre and literature. In particular, he expanded the dramatic potential of characterisation, plot, language, and genre. [218] Until Romeo and Juliet, for example, romance had not been viewed as a worthy topic for tragedy. [219] Soliloquies had been used mainly to convey information about characters or events, but Shakespeare used them to explore characters' minds. [220] His work heavily influenced later poetry. The Romantic poets attempted to revive Shakespearean verse drama, though with little success. Critic George Steiner described all English verse dramas from Coleridge to Tennyson as "feeble variations on Shakespearean themes." [221] John Milton, considered by many to be the most important English poet after Shakespeare, wrote in tribute: "Thou in our wonder and astonishment/ Has built thyself a live-long monument." [222] Shakespeare Memorial". Southwark Cathedral. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 . Retrieved 2 April 2016. This was not an unusual bequest, nor was it likely to have been intended as a snub. The best bed was usually regarded as an heirloom piece, to be passed to the heir rather than the spouse. It is also probable that the best bed would have been reserved for guests, meaning the “second best” was the bed that William and Anne shared. What did Shakespeare’s son die of?

Fort, J.A. (October 1927). "The Story Contained in the Second Series of Shakespeare's Sonnets". The Review of English Studies. Original Series. III (12): 406–414. doi: 10.1093/res/os-III.12.406. ISSN 0034-6551– via Oxford Journals. Steiner, George (1996). The Death of Tragedy. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-06916-7. OCLC 36209846. Muir, Kenneth (2005). Shakespeare's Tragic Sequence. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-35325-0. OCLC 62584912.Grady, Hugh (2001a). "Modernity, Modernism and Postmodernism in the Twentieth Century's Shakespeare". In Bristol, Michael; McLuskie, Kathleen (eds.). Shakespeare and Modern Theatre: The Performance of Modernity. New York: Routledge. pp. 20–35. ISBN 978-0-415-21984-6. OCLC 45394137. Boyce, Charles (1996). Dictionary of Shakespeare. Ware: Wordsworth. ISBN 978-1-85326-372-9. OCLC 36586014.

Craig, Leon Harold (2003). Of Philosophers and Kings: Political Philosophy in Shakespeare's Macbeth and King Lear . Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-8605-1. OCLC 958558871. Even though the Queen is enjoying the courtship of the earl, Shakespeare knows better. On top of that, his mother might be more of a threat than he previously thought. Shakespeare only has Boltfoot Cooper by his side, his footsoldier who is loyal to him no matter what. That is somewhat of a comfort in this situation, but the two may be up against forces greater than they may have thought. More than that, the people that are out there may just think that they alone are above the law and kill and do whatever they like without having any second thoughts or stopping themselves.Kastan, David Scott (1999). Shakespeare After Theory. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-90112-3. OCLC 40125084. Set in Elizabethan London, John Shakespeare, older brother of William, is under the employ of Sir Francis Walsingham, England’s spymaster. He tasks Shakespeare with the investigation of the brutal murder of a young noblewoman, a murder that is believed to be linked to wanted Jesuit priests. Whilst getting his teeth into the mystery of Blanche Howard’s murder, he finds links to a plot against the life of England’s Vice-Admiral, Sir Francis Drake. The Jesuit priests are under the pay of King Philip II Of Spain, sent to assassinate Drake. Shakespeare uncovers further twists and conspirators, coming head to head with one of the Queen’s own men, Topcliffe, where there is a personal quarrel as well. Among the last plays that Shakespeare worked on was The Two Noble Kinsmen, which he wrote with a frequent collaborator, John Fletcher, most likely in 1613. He died on April 23, 1616—the traditional date of his birthday, though his precise birthdate is unknown. We also do not know the cause of his death. His brother-in-law had died a week earlier, which could imply infectious disease, but Shakespeare’s health may have had a longer decline.